The Lion, The Jackal and the Fox
On a Spiritual Teacher’s Advocacy of Self-Abnegation as Godliness
As I packed for my three-day stay at my mother’s house last month, I dialled down to zero, any expectations of empathy for me, any appreciation for my efforts towards her well-being, and any acknowledgement of the decades of emotional cruelty meted out to me by my brother and female siblings.