From “De-pressed” to “Deep Rest”: Depression as a Call to Spiritual Awakening?

We can view depression not as a mental illness, but on a deeper level, as a profound, and very misunderstood, state of deep rest, entered into when we are completely exhausted by the weight of our own false story of ourselves. It is an unconscious loss of interest in the second-hand — a longing to ‘die’ to the false… – Jeff Foster

Another post (that was extremely popular) that features Jeff Foster on Beyond Meds is here:  DIVINE SUICIDE: Depressive Breakdown as a Call to Awakening