Surrendering the Ego and Feeling Less Free

As someone progresses on the spiritual path, they often feel less free than at the start. And they generally feel way less free than after any of those fun initial spiritual openings.

What happened?

What happened was the person became more conscious of the prison cell of the ego and body. The depths of ignorance in which human beings live is humbling, and discovering how much attachment we are bound in drives us towards greater humility. Again and again, humility tends to be a true sign of progress particularly when we’ve surrendered so much only to find out that we are even more attached and enslaved internally than we’d ever imagined.

For more on this topic, please enjoy the video below.