Spiritual Cultivation and Movement
Are spiritual confusion and pressure of the spirit on the body the same?
English translation draft · Based on the Chinese article. This is not a word-for-word translation approved by Master Shengyuan.
Spiritual confusion and pressure of the spirit on the body are different terms. I understand the latter through a soul lacking strength to help itself, not deliberately spoiling life to force obedience. Spiritual confusion concerns many experiences arising during spiritual contact without understanding their relationship to reality.
Some repeatedly ask whether voices are divine, ghosts, or their own mind. The more urgently perceptions and proof of power are pursued, the easier all attention becomes fixed there. Learning should bring steadiness and gradual understanding and judgment, rather than ranking cultivation by stronger sensations.
These terms discuss different difficulties in religious service. Crying, low mood, voices, or years of cultivation alone cannot establish a category. First understand what happened and how life is affected, then seek suitable help. Prescribed medication still needs following.