Comparing Current General State of Human Consciousness With More Evolved States, Part 7 Separative Ego Versus Universal, Transpersonal Awareness

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The default standpoint for
almost the entire human race.

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Is that of the ego there are
tribal societies that try to

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reduce the predominance of the
ego through a collective

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mindset.
But even in such societies Pride

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rivalry for dominance and other
forms of ego.

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Persist In the west, a premium
is placed on the development of

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the ego and the individual
personality people are taught to

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compete to win against others at
just about any cost to succeed

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in the self-aggrandizing process
in whatever.

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Field of endeavor, one finds
oneself consumers, are taught to

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compare their status with that
of their neighbors to create,

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even a competition in the signs
of affluent.

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An individual and more subtle
level.

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Whether one accepts the outer
signs of success or not, there

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is a constant dialogue
internally about how one

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measures up and there is
ambition as well as self-doubt.

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And in some cases, self-loathing
that arises from what the

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individual perceives to be an
inability to conform to

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expectations or to meet the
demands of the It in terms of

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climbing, the ladder of success.
These two are evidence of ego

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domination of the standpoint.
Yet the spiritual scriptures

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asked us to go beyond the strict
limits of the ego and to care

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for others.
As if they were ourselves to do

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unto others, as you would have
others, do unto you and we are

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called upon to exhibit
compassion Goodwill, and various

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forms of self-sacrifice in the
interest of the needs of either,

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a greater Unity such as the
family, the community the

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society, or the religion Each of
which represents simply a larger

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egoism or in some rare instances
to loosen the grip of the ego

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itself to move into a more
Universal status of

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Consciousness from time to time
individuals, experience, a

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sudden opening to a vast
Universal awareness, Unbound by

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the body, the life energy, or
the mind.

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Untethered from the ego
personality and they feel

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liberated from their ego.
Generally these moments are

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transitory in nature but with a
dedicated sadhna, they can be

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made more and more predominant
until the ego Focus disappears.

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This does not mean that the
individual personality does not

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exist any longer.
As some have held rather the

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individual seen as a Nexus of
energy within a larger nyx's and

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framework, and energy flows to,
and from this Nexus, without

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particular, reactions of
self-aggrandizement or

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self-dealing were Pride.
Dr. Dalal writes quote, a

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fundamental characteristic of
the normal Consciousness is its

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sense of being a separate self
or ego.

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That is a being an individual
who exists apart from the rest

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of the Universe.
On the other hand, the greater

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Consciousness as described by
those who have attained it

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permanently or experienced it
momentarily.

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Is unitary Universal and
transpersonal, devoid of

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separation, and Division.
SRI aurobindo continues, quote,

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the limits of ego, personal
mind, and body disappear and one

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becomes aware of a cosmic
vastness.

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It is not that the ego, the
body, the personal mind

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disappear.
But when feels them as only a

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small part of oneself, When
begins to feel others to, as

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part of oneself were varied
repetitions of oneself.

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The same self Modified by nature
in other bodies and quote, dr.

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Del all proceeds, quote, some
have spoken of even a still

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higher state of consciousness.
Transcending country, Cosmic

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Consciousness describing it in
terms of such as these as

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described by SRI aurobindo in
the Life divine.

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Quote on the other side of the
cosmic Consciousness, there is

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attainable to us the
Consciousness.

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Yet more Transcendent
Transcendent, not only of the

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ego, but of the cosmos itself
against, which the universe

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seems to stand out, like a petty
picture against an immeasurable

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background in quote, reference
SRI, aurobindo and the mother

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growing with him.
In the psychology of inner

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development introduction Pages
Roman 9 to 10.