The Evolution of Humanity: Part 4 — Perception
“Reality is merely what we perceive it to be — True perception will reveal infinity.”
Limited Perception
Our entire reality is perceived according to the information recorded by our 5 senses. And what exists beyond, we cannot perceive. This limited perception is what we attribute to our ego (the self). Both our inner reality (our experiences, our memories, sensations, impressions, emotions), as well as our outer reality (everything I perceive as existing outside myself), it is all included in my subjective reality (how I see and experience the world) and is, therefore, a part of me. That we cannot perceive this is what needs to be corrected.
The corporeal manifestation of one’s self is what gives us the illusion of separation. And until humanity reaches the point where self-fulfillment is no longer the motivation for all of our actions, we remain captive in this persistent illusion.
Moving Forward
We must accept our nature. Egoism is what allows us to see and feel and experience reality and of course, receive according to the level of our desires. When our will to receive is no longer fulfilled by what the world has to offer, and when we understand that what this world has to offer can never truly satisfy us, then we can begin to build our desire for spiritual fulfillment. Meaning, we can begin to correctly fill the emptiness inside, through attaining higher states of consciousness, therefore adding to our perception, gradually, until we are completely fulfilled, having attained complete perception. And in order for humanity to succeed in this, we must learn to connect properly with others. Others are the key to everyone's fulfillment.
We must begin to adapt to an integral state of mind. We must understand that on our own we are incomplete and of no importance. On our own, we remain limited in our understanding, with the ability to research only the corporeal effects that manifest in our physical world without understanding the cause. The success of humanity is only in our potential to connect with others. In realizing that we are all interconnected in the unified system of nature, and in exerting efforts we can build on this desire and to the connection. We will realize our potential and ourselves. We will feel others as we feel ourselves. Their desires become our desires, their thoughts become our thoughts, and their perception is added to our current state, and vice versa.
Unfortunately, this is not what we desire. We desire to live and make a name for ourselves, we don’t want to think of our responsibility to others. I mean why should we care about other’s problems when we have plenty of our own to deal with? We want to live a good, comfortable life, create goals and succeed in them, we want to leave a legacy for our offspring, and so on. However, we can no longer deny that this egoistic dream of ours, with our egoistic versions of success, this isn’t realistic, that reality no longer exists.
We are left with no choice. We see the damage of our egoistic lifestyle to nature, and to each other, and so going forward we must learn to live for the sake of fulfilling others. That is, this life, this existence has a higher purpose — that of an integral, eternal, boundless existence. But this happens when we live for the benefit of others. The limitations of human understanding are no secret. But, we can slowly remove the limitations imposed on us by our ego. All we must do is connect with others, correctly, above our egoism, above what we see & perceive with our corporeal vision and judgment, that is always self-serving.
Attainment of this understanding is the “starting point” for researching consciousness. Prior to this desire, there is no point in pursuing a higher (integral) consciousness, because our development is still about advancing the self. We must also understand that our existence in this world is only part of an evolutionary cycle necessary in completing the thought of creation; which is to “equalize with our former shape”. Prior to the creation of matter, we existed in our complete state, the “singular state”. This is the root of creation — The Source.
A Shared Objective Reality
It is a proven scientific fact that objective reality does not exist, rather each of us exists in an isolated bubble with our individual desires. We see ourselves as independent and unique according to our desires. One is a doctor, another an artist, yet another is a political activist. There are various factors that contribute to our skills, passions, attributes, whether they are environmental factors, genetic factors, privilege, and so on. But if we evaluate the motivation behind all our actions, it all boils down to the same matter — the will to receive. “The desire to receive pleasure/fulfillment”.
This desire precedes the thought. All of our calculations and movements, both conscious and subconscious, are based on either 1 of 2 factors — How much pleasure can be derived, or the reverse, how much pain can be avoided as a result; & in this, we have no free will.
In the near future when humanity gradually begins to awaken, we will understand that the main desire for all of humanity must be the same: “love of others”. This is the only desire that is limitless in fulfillment. This is the only desire that is not fleeting, and in attaining this desire we do not lose anything of ourselves, our personalities and traits, our skills, and hobbies. It is nothing more than an additional desire that exists on a higher level of reality.
It is a shared desire that is actualized in a shared field of consciousness, and it gives us a higher, shared objective reality.
This is our only real choice. This is where our true freedom lies!
