1.0Simon Rillinghttps://simonrilling.comSimon Rillinghttps://simonrilling.com/author/simon-rilling/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="0ur1aAbsdK"><a href="https://simonrilling.com/2023/08/26/self-improvement-a-cult-i-believed-in-for-a-long-time/">Self improvement – A cult I believed in for a long time</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://simonrilling.com/2023/08/26/self-improvement-a-cult-i-believed-in-for-a-long-time/embed/#?secret=0ur1aAbsdK" width="600" height="338" title="“Self improvement – A cult I believed in for a long time” — Simon Rilling" data-secret="0ur1aAbsdK" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://simonrilling.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Self-Improvement.jpeg22401260What makes a cult? A belief system or ideology. But belief is not reality. Who is the Self that one wants to improve? The belief that you can improve yourself, assumes that you are limited or flawed – otherwise there would be no need to improve. It’s your identity (or ego) on the mission to […]