DEATH to "Spiritualese!"

“I let negativity and darkness dissolve in my light.’  Deepok Chopra

 

I have been doing a 21 day Oprah/Deepok meditation challenge and this was todays topic.  I read it and was immediately irked, “What the crap does that mean?”  This was exactly the spiritual mumbo jumbo language that I read often and confused me always.  I listened to the meditation’s 5-minute introduction/explanation hoping for some clarification.  Sifting through the 5 minutes of talking, I pulled together enough clarity to understand the topic was about getting rid of negative feelings (the topic I am knee deep in).  I was disappointed that Deepok’s introduction provided not one concrete step, procedure or strategy for “let[ting] [my] negativity and darkness dissolve in my light.”  I had no clue how to “let” my negativity go anywhere, let alone into my light; in fact, where the heck was my “light” and how could I find it? 

 

I’m a lawyer and have read a ton of “legalese”(writing only other lawyers can understand).  I couldn’t help but wonder if there is a legalese type of writing for “spiritual/self-help-ee” experts that only other experts can understand?  I admire Deepok Chopra greatly but couldn’t he drill down his statement to provide something more concrete and usable when we are knee deep in busy life.  I once heard an interview with Deepok where he said he meditates for 2 hours in the morning and 2 hours in the evening.  Some days I forget to brush my teeth and I haven’t shaved my legs in a month.  No wonder I couldn’t understand; we live VERY different lives.  My hope is that my blogs use my lawyer/legalese skills to make “spiritualese” easier to understand and incorporate into life !