I think there are people who are trying to achieve Sattva through yoga. On the other hand, there is also a practice of aiming for higher dimensions in spirituality, and I think they are saying similar things, although the expressions are different.

The pitfall here is mistaking "karma that remains in its seed form" or "karma that does not germinate" as Sattva. This is often discussed in spirituality, but karma only germinates if there is an environment for it to germinate. For example, if a person with a rough personality enters an environment of people with gentle emotions, their rough emotions may not appear. Conversely, if a person is in an environment with many rough people, their karma may germinate, and they may become rough as well. Karma is realized and manifested only because of that environment. This has been well explained in New Age and spiritual circles for a long time, and in those contexts, it is often explained as "Therefore, you must create a good environment. If you are in a good environment, bad things will not happen." Because of this, environmental improvement is considered important. However, is that really the case? When karma germinates, it creates an opportunity for learning. If the environment is arranged so that karma does not germinate, the opportunity for learning is lost. Spirituality and New Age often subjectively decide that "the germination of karma is a bad thing" and avoid the manifestation of karma. As a result, the opportunity for learning is lost. And people are unconsciously and blindly deciding that "karma is a bad thing."

This seems to be a trap that people who are aiming for Sattva or higher dimensions fall into. They eliminate the problem before it arises, or create an environment where the problem does not arise. As a result, karma does not manifest, but the seed of that karma remains. Is that really a solution?

In yoga and spirituality, one can "burn" (metaphorically) the seeds of karma to a certain extent. This means that the seeds of karma are not germinated and resolved. However, this consumes high-dimensional energy. By becoming higher in dimension than one's own karma, the need for karma to germinate disappears, and the karma is resolved before it even germinates. This is often described metaphorically as "burning" karma. This is not a problem if one's vibration has become higher. Because there is no longer a need for karma to germinate. If one can reach that state, that is fine. However, there are people who are still not resolving their karma within themselves, but are seeking a pure environment where karma will not germinate. And when they see an environment where their karma might germinate, they express a negative view, calling it a "bad environment." Even if that environment is something they want to avoid, it is not necessarily a universally bad environment.

And often, people who strive for Sattva or higher dimensions seek environments where their karma remains dormant and does not sprout. And as soon as they encounter an environment where even a little karma might sprout, they reject that environment, or people appear who try to change the environment that has previously been one where karma does not sprout, and they express negative opinions. This is not from the perspective of whether the change is good or bad, but because they extremely dislike the environment changing into one where their own karma might sprout. And then, they suddenly become angry and hysterical, yelling or panicking at people who change or disrupt the environment.

This is a trap that people who strive for Sattva or higher dimensions fall into. They are unable to suppress their inner feelings of anger, and it explodes. Yet, they hold a contradictory inner state of striving for Sattva or a peaceful state, while pursuing yoga and spirituality. This is something that must be said to be unnatural. Therefore, you can often find "matriarchal" and hysterical people in spiritual organizations. They are people who are eloquent and hysterical, whose logic does not match their state, and who produce a large number of troublesome spiritual people. This is one of the reasons why spirituality is disliked.

And what is said to be the sad figure of a spiritualist is that they are carefully trying to maintain the environment and prevent their own karma from sprouting or their emotions from exploding, using nice-sounding words like "creating a comfortable place." Even if they continue to do such things, they only gain confidence that "I have done this much," which is actually a strengthening of the ego, and they end up making them believe that "I have grown," which is the opposite of spirituality. That is the trap of spirituality. It extremely strengthens one's ego and makes one extremely timid towards changes in the environment in order to protect it. Such people are extremely hysterical. And they believe that their hysteria is justified. Because their hysteria and shouting appear and explode suddenly, others cannot cope with it. And that is how the ego is strengthened. There are already many people who are beyond help.

In many cases, it is better to honestly allow karma to sprout than to try to maintain the environment so as not to let karma sprout and strengthen the ego. You can learn from that.

Spiritual spaces are diverse, and some even accept the manifestation of karma as a positive thing. However, in such cases, there are often misunderstandings, and temporary karma resolution is often mistakenly perceived as permanent positivity. Therefore, it may be difficult to achieve this in general spiritual spaces. In that case, it seems that everyday life is often more useful for learning through the germination of karma. Spiritual spaces are often misunderstood by people with misconceptions about spirituality, who believe that a "good environment" is one where karma does not germinate. While in such an environment, karma may not germinate, it will germinate once you leave. Such environments may have temporary healing effects, but permanent effects are unlikely. Even if it is properly understood, it is difficult to achieve a correct understanding because many people come and go.

If there is a saint or someone who has attained a certain level of enlightenment, the place becomes purified. Those who are near such a person tend to feel calm and can live peacefully, regardless of the location. However, in the initial stage, only karma does not germinate. In most cases, karma will germinate again once you leave that place. If there is a spiritual space, is the person at its center someone who has attained a certain level of enlightenment, or is it just a gathering of fools trying to avoid karma? These may seem similar, but they are a significant difference.

Even if a space starts as a sacred one, it can become chaotic and disordered if too many fools gather. Some people may become hysterical, while others may become disillusioned.

However, if there are people who have attained a certain level of enlightenment, the degree of enlightenment that resides in that place is universal. Those who gather there come seeking something, and when they leave, they return to the world of karma. As long as many people do not reach the basic level of enlightenment, similar misconceptions will continue to be repeated.

Whether it is a space created by someone with a certain level of attainment or one created through misguided efforts, it can still be somewhat helpful for the initial training in spirituality. Furthermore, there is also the issue of whether it is possible or impossible in terms of ability. Therefore, I think it is fine to create a space within a reasonable range and avoid misconceptions, even if it is not commensurate with the effort.