I personally have felt that as I progress to higher states of consciousness I get more isolated. I do find that my ability to accept people as they are has greatly improved but my connection to others has suffered, in my opinion. It seems that as I moved out of my old state and into this new one, I changed the locus of my focus. And with that change in focus there came a whole new set of experiences - experiences that I could not share with any of my friends thus far.
However, with a higher state of consciousness I feel more connected to society. I used to hate people to be honest. That and I was very frustrated with my inability to socialize as I wanted to (I feel like there is a barrier between myself and others at times). I think my social skills are a product of my introversion and I'm learning how to grow and expand nowadays.
I don't think there is a price for higher consciousness, just a different set of experiences.
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