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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?
especially when he love people, he will feel more pain than joy i think.
and the more conscious he became, the more things he will find to struggle.
I guess so, you think? |
If you truly reach a higher consciousness, there is an impulse -- an imperative -- that arises to work to raise consciousness in the world. A purely introspective enlightenment experience is a pleasant state, but it does not constitute a higher level of consciousness in and of itself; and you have to question the value of purely experiential enlightenment in a modern context where low consciousness is very quickly eroding our world -- both the man-made and the natural. At that point, it is beyond pain or joy -- beyond egoic judgment -- it is a pure motive to elevate humanity.