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we are also rare amongst creatures in having developed self-awareness. Animals may live in the eternal now, but most of them can't appreciate it.
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That's the key. They don't need to appreciate it. They just live. If all their needs are satisfied they are happy. On the other hand if human needs are satisfied you still probably will be unhappy because your mind is in the future creating new problems.
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Most of them can't consciously refine themselves and grow, because they aren't capable of consciousness. That's an awful lot to give up.
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I believe self-awareness is the beginning of all our problems, it is the source of suffering. It is a useful tool, for the species, for the society but not for the individual. Why do you think there is a need to change, grow, refine yourself? Don't you think that is precisely your problem, your need for change?