Commonwealth Club: Sheba Shobashini: How to Resist Adopting a Spiritual Inferiority Complex

One of the most persistent and pernicious problems caused by patriarchal cultures is the internalization of inferiority in the socially powerless.  But knowledge is power. And there is a perspective on social power dynamics that can free anyone, in due time, from the mental habit of feeling inherently spiritually inferior. Of course, feeling inferior to others is a near universal affliction, but there are more and less debilitating versions of that affliction. And it is not seen clearly enough that feeling inferior is often adopted by those who have been trained to please others—others who unfortunately want you to feel inferior to them in order to bolster their own nagging social insecurities.  Join us to discuss how one can effectively escape this psychological trap—which quite often can act as your own worst enemy in your personal pursuit of happiness.