Is The Spiritual Movement Counter-Productive?

When you think about the current spiritual movement, what image or images come into your mind's eye? Do you think of a specific style or fashion? Who does your mind create as "spiritual"? What do they look and talk like? What color skin or body type do they have? What jargon do they use to let you how "spiritual" they are? I have been fascinated and at times felt saddened by how spirituality has become more of an industry, than a practice. My Teacher always used to say to me whenever I thought I was becoming "spiritual" that stills sticks with me today, especially in regard to how I market and promote my professionalisms private practice. She would say, "Michael, you need keep your practice in the basement". I knew she was not literally referring to me setting up an office or a place to meditate in the basement, although I have done that before, she meant that I need to stay vigilant about thinking I have arrived and/or I am special. This does not mean I am any less special than anyone else. I am special in my way as you are special in your way, as equals, not more or less special. The ego is relelentless in its pursuit of creating an illusion in our mind that we "know something" that others do not know, or in more current lingo, that we are "woke". ...