Comfort is the enemy of progress
In the United States, Labor Day means the arrival of sales, especially mattresses, furniture and the like. Nowadays there seems to an elevated amount of attention being paid to sleep, as more and more Americans find it impossible to do so. They believe that the solution to a good night’s sleep lies in comfort, meaning a soft but supportive mattress, fluffy pillows, a weighted blanked, nice cold rooms and a dark space. People are willing to spend thousands of dollars on all these things in hopes of achieving an uninterrupted night’s sleep.
And this is assuming that they don’t have sleep apnea or some other disorder that prevents them from sleeping well!
Unfortunately, everything Americans are doing to sleep better is completely wrong. In fact, they are doing the exact opposite of what it takes to sleep well at night.
Why the body needs discomfort
For a very long time, human beings lived in discomfort. We did not have shelter or even clothing. Footwear was considered unnecessary-after all the animals didn’t need them. We had more hair on our bodies and we thought it was enough. When heat came, we accepted it. When freezing weather came, we accepted it. Like children (at least when I was a child), we did not consider little cuts and scrapes to be of much concern, nor did we want to be protected by padded playgrounds and rounded corners.
In fact, I remember climbing stacks of telephone cables wound around cheaply made wooden spools with lots of splinters, broken pieces of wood, exposed metal cable fibers poking out everywhere and all of this sitting on a bed of sharp rocks and dirt. Neither my parents nor anyone else even knew I used to do this, because no one ever cared what children really did during the day (or in my case, ever!). As long as we didn’t get seriously hurt (or worse, hurt someone else), no one wanted to know exactly what happened.
And so we human beings went on for millennia, accepting all kinds of pain and discomfort as it was just natural. But then, civilization happened. I say “happened”, because human beings did not consciously create this civilization, or any other. Evolution raised our intelligence, but not to the point where we could understand ourselves properly. Like dogs that sometimes eat non-stop and get sick, we experienced a bit of comfort and took it too far. We could not understand the impact that fire, clothing, shelter and easy access to food was having on our system.
But why was all this development so wrong? Simply put, the only way that your energy system will cleanse itself automatically, is if you are uncomfortable all the time.
“The only way to cleanse your energy system automatically is to be uncomfortable ALL the time.”
Before our civilization became so comfortable, we were constantly in discomfort due to the weather, insects, rough ground, hunger, thirst and persistent danger. We had to be on alert, sleep little and keep moving in order to stay alive. Our bodies were active and not just in limited ways (your gym is doing nothing for you spiritually), but every part of the body was worked hard. We were constantly cold, tired and hungry. And being cold, tired and hungry is the best cure for all diseases on the planet. So what’s the mechanism?
The mechanism is as simple as the one in your washing machine. A solvent (water) and a cleansing agent (detergent) are combined with clothes. And then comes the most important part: agitation. Your clothes are constantly moved and twisted and rubbed and beaten inside the washer. In fact, in top loading machines, the central element is called an agitator. Its goal is to agitate the clothes and it is critical to getting clothes really clean. In fact, before we had agitators, people (usually women) would take clothes down to the river and use a tough wooden stick or bat to beat the dirt out of them. This is what your body is looking for in order to cleanse itself.
“Agitation is a necessary part of cleansing and being cold, tired and hungry is the best agitator.”
Today we no longer like to be cold, tired or hungry. Advertisements for food, drink and comfort are everywhere. In fact, that’s about all our civilization has really accomplished. We haven’t achieved world peace, eliminated childhood hunger, gotten rid of crime or prostitution, or removed drug-addiction, homelessness, abuse or solved any of the problems that humanity has been facing for hundreds of years. But we have managed to get sicker and sicker, while becoming more and more comfortable.
“All our civilization has done is made people sicker and more comfortable. You must be willing to go in the opposite direction.”
Spirituality means living in constant discomfort
If your idea of spiritual progress means getting to a point where you can have a safe and comfortable life, forget it. I am not saying that you must be willing to live in the ghetto and be subject to constant physical danger. You do not have to put your life at risk in order to move forward and succeed. But today’s definition of safety seems to want no injury at all, not even minor. This definition of safety is designed to avoid legal and insurance claims, while at the same time exploiting people in all the wrong ways. Let me give you an example.
I spent a little more than a year in the trucking industry, which is one of the worst jobs you can have as a human being. Most truck drivers live in abject poverty, even when they make a lot of money. Their “dwelling”, if you can call it that, is usually a small space in a dirty truck, parked in a filthy space like a truck stop or rest area, constantly vibrating, noisy, polluted by diesel fumes to some extent, and unhealthy to the max. Of course they don’t have time to cook excellent food, nor really rest well.
But the cabins are equipped with a TV, fridge, microwave and a soft mattress, plus air conditioning. And outside, there are several cameras to keep you “safe” while driving, radars to sense obstructions, automatic-breaking, lane departure warnings, collision avoidance, and more and more driver aids. In other words, it is “safe” and comfortable by the world’s definition. And yet, just look at drivers at any truck stop and you’ll see they are some of the sickest people on the planet. And all the hot showers, fruit cups and massage chairs cannot make things better.
True discomfort means living with the world’s natural weather, being exposed to wind, rain and sunshine as well as the Earth and sky. It means taking the little insect and ant bites in your stride and not trying to treat them. It means working your body in a way that exercises all its faculties: physical, emotional and spiritual. It means accepting life as it comes and never fighting it. Most of all, it means being cold, tired and hungry most of the time.
“If you want to finish your spiritual journey fast, you must be cold, tired and hungry MOST of the time.”
When you are cold, tired and hungry, no one else will want to be with you, because at least in the beginning, everything and everyone will irritate you and you will snap at people if you have a chance to do so. This is what happens during the cleansing process. Just think: you don’t socialize with anyone while you are sitting on the toilet, do you? During the cleansing phase, it’s as if you are constantly pooping, at the energy level. You will be unpleasant to deal with. But this shouldn’t be a problem in our world, because most people are extremely unpleasant to deal with nowadays. You will simply pass as one of the many who are “dealing with shit in their lives”. In other words, you’ll be accepted as a normal person. Perhaps we should thank the world for being as nasty as it is, eh?
Your insanity will be masked by the insanity of all around you, so you need not worry about losing your job or your family. Only those who are going all the way in one lifetime need be kept isolated from the world (this is why I wish to build an ashram for young women in Tucson). The rest of you will be just fine in our world. No one will even notice, promise.
Thing is, most of your agitation will unfold on the inside, not on the outside. On the outside, you will behave normally, but inside, you will sometimes feel like you are about to die. However, these feelings will be fleeting and pass in an instant, as long as you are willing to be uncomfortable. People who continue to suffer inside but live in comfortable environments tend to perish quickly, as you can see from all the news about celebrities that commit suicide, overdose on drugs, etc. You must never live that way and if you’re truly interested in your own well-being, you will not, guaranteed.
“Celebrities that commit suicide are one example of what happens when one refuses discomfort in their life.”
Commit to discomfort, and life will be happy. You have no idea just how little food and sleep you really need. I sleep hardly an hour at a time, but I am restful because my body is so clean and efficient. It does not resist the weather, cold, hunger, pain or even suffering. I accept life 100% and so I am able to get through anything without making a sound. This is what real freedom looks like; the ability to live and work on this Earth without a single worry, without making an effort, allowing everything to happen as it does, never complaining, fighting, pushing for more, or even asking for things! In other words, a simple, silent and contemplative life at its finest. It is easy to create a life like this for yourself if you were living in nature all the time, but if you want to live this way in the world, only the Divine Feminine can help you.
“ONLY the Divine Feminine can help you create a life of peace while still living in the world.”
I urge you to come to me, to let me cleanse your system and fill it with love. The Divine Feminine will be attracted to you because you are “in love”, so to speak. In fact, both happen at the same time: the Divine Feminine coming into your life, and love pervading your very being. Once both are in your life, you will not have to lift a finger: all that you need will happen to you automatically. You will live in a way that no one can predict or understand, but is perfectly harmonious in every way. What else do you want?
