The eighth major divergence between the three Zones of Being has to do with the different ways their members view themselves & their own willpower. Keeping this theme in mind, consider humbly pondering (and maybe courageously enlivening) the following … *First & foremost, Zone 1 advocates see their ego as an immovable reality of their […]
For the ninth major way the three Zones of Being differ is the manner in which their enliveners acknowledge &/or interact with “the Divine” (otherwise known by many as “God” and by more than a few others as “the Source” or “Cosmic Consciousness” et al). As such, whether you consider yourself to be “religious” or […]
The tenth major disparity between the three Zones of Being manifests itself in the differing ways their members relate to times of peace &/or pleasure. Feel free to humbly ponder (& then courageously pro-act) the following examples thereof … *First & foremost, those partaking of the Zone 1 lifestyle tend to use their “left brains” […]
The eleventh fundamental divergence among the members of the three Zones of Being pertains to the very different ways they relate to life experiences that are frustrating &/or painful. With the same in mind, feel free to humbly ponder (& thereafter courageously pro-act) the following examples thereof … *Whereas Zone 1 advocates feel victimized by […]
The twelfth major dissimilarity between the three Zones of Being is the vastly varying ways their members view the concepts of chance & fate. To help clarify the same, consider the following illuminatory examples thereof … *Whereas Zone 1 advocates are certain that people are either subject to the whims of random happenstance (experiencing “good […]
Quite a few human beings still find themselves mostly mired in the raw selfishness of Zone 1 living – unabashedly focusing the majority of their time & energy on “getting theirs”; accumulating material wealth &/or developing emotional allies; utilizing their talents &/or their friendships to survive as comfortably as possible for as long as possible. […]
The first of the aforementioned ego-snares is a type of spirituality superiority complex; the delusion entertained by many Zone 1 advocates & Zone 2 adherents that they already “know enough” or are in many ways “already enlightened.” Feel free to consider the following mental manifestations thereof … *Whereas Zone 1 advocates see enlightenment as a […]
The second of the more prominent expressions of “active unenlightenment” can be termed “uncaring cold-heartedness” – a delusion entertained by many Zone 2 adherents caused by believing that they are either essentially unable to ameliorate the sufferings of others &/or that they should not attempt to do so at all. With this over-arching falsehood in […]
A third prevalent manifestation of “active unenlightenment” is the tendency of Zone 2 inhabitants to succumb to any number of the jaded facets of nihilism; essentially the false belief that life is fundamentally devoid of meaning &/or that we as individual humans are unable to live meaningfully. Seeing as how this particular delusion is as […]
Another common indication that members of the Zone 2 community haven fallen into a state of “active unenlightenment” is an open & unabashed defense of their own self-centered choices or the selfish decisions of others; rationalizations &/or justifications that tend to manifest themselves under any number of guises – among them the following … *While […]
The fifth ego-trap commonly espoused by the “actively unenlightened” is the delusion offered by many Zone 2 believers that they cannot engage others with acts of selfless compassion &/or unconditional kindness until they first “tidy up” their own lives in any number of the following ways … *Unlike their Zone 1 counterparts (who openly & […]
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