Reclaiming Spirituality: How Emotional Entitlement Undermines Gratitude and Compassion

Everyone should undergo an entitlement detox and cleanse their spirit to cultivate gratitude and compassion.

The Mahayana path in Buddhism focuses a practitioner on developing compassion so that when enlightenment is achieved, the practitioner will not be trapped in personal bliss and instead work to benefit other beings. Without this compassion training, many who find inner peace spend their lives in solitude and do little to improve the world.

With extensive training in compassion, enlightened beings become a powerful force for good, enriching all beings they come in contact with.

The Enlightened Debate: Can Self-Centered Motives Lead to True Awakening?

The Mahayana path is a step-by-step process of building compassion from the basis of affectionate love for mother and family and extending that love to all living beings. Each step on the path is essential to arrive at the proper destination, full enlightenment.

People all have a unique Karma and life experience. Often these factors can contribute to spiritual growth, even if the choices were unwise and the experiences negative…