Wow, old thread! I'll play along, though!
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Originally Posted by weissichnichtwohin  If a man reached higher level of consciousness, wouldn't he walk on the street feeling that most people passing by are half-dead or pretty dumb? |
I've felt for years that most of the people around me are dumb or asleep. It's got nothing to do with any higher levels of consciousness, either. I just have traditionally had a pretty bad attitude when it comes to humanity.
I've found that increasing levels of awareness actually makes me more sympathetic, more likely to be forgiving, more likely to just shrug and leave people to be whatever they want, and that includes being half-dead or pretty dumb. Hey, their reality, their choice. What's it to me?
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Originally Posted by weissichnichtwohin especially when he love people, he will
and the more conscious he became, the more things he will find to struggle. |
I think that's a very elaborate excuse for the ego to cling to its usual routines and avoid being diminished by something like expanding awareness. Egos are clever things, aren't they? I'm always amazed by their persistence and ingenuity!
