Forward to Enlightenment

“When the stories of our life no longer bind us, we discover within them something much greater. We discover that within the seeming limitations of our form – our maleness and our femaleness, our parenthood and our childhood, our conservatism and our liberalism, the gravity that pulls us to the Earth and the changing of […]

Introducing Enlightenment — the WHAT of the matter

Traditionally understood, “enlightenment” refers to a state of heightened mental awareness; an exceptionally clear understanding of “the way the world works” – a manner of being steeped in an irrefutable inner wisdom and an unshakable outer calm – a beautiful blossoming of self supposedly accessible to all those willing to diligently strive to “master their […]

Introducing Enlightenment — the 1st two Zones of Being

To make this Enlightenment-exposé easier to fully understand (and thereby simple enough to readily embody in your everyday lives), I have subdivided the human life into three possible “Zones of Being” – defining the first two of them as follows: Zone 1 … primal self-centeredness (being “evil” or blatantly selfish) This is the most primitive […]

Introducing Enlightenment — the 3rd Zone of Being

Zone 3 … selfless servants (those being “noble” or “saintly”) This is what I know to be Enlightenment; the most advanced level of being available, one characterized by deeds of caring kindness motivated solely by an unconditional Love & humble Respect for the objects thereof. Despite what all Zone 2 pundits &preachers say to the […]

Chapter 01: The nature of Enlightenment

The first distinction to make between the three human Zones of Being is how each one of them very differently views Enlightenment itself – a distinction which indeed proves to be extremely important. For one cannot hope to attain the highest level of Enlightenment while striving to attain a lesser form thereof. As such, feel […]

Chapter 02: The levels of Awareness

The second major distinction between the three possible states of human being has to do with how much (or how little) awareness is available to each, along with how those varying degrees of clarity are perceived &/or processed. With this in mind, feel free to humbly ponder & then courageously pro-actualize the following … *Whereas […]

Chapter 03: A differing focus of Attention

The third distinction between the three major levels of human Being relates to how their members tend to focus their attention as well as how they tend to engender their intentions. In this regard, feel free to humbly ponder & then courageously pro-act the following examples thereof … *Whereas Zone 1 proponents primarily focus on […]

Chapter 04: How we See ourselves

The fourth primary distinguishing characteristic between those manifesting the three Zones of human Being relates to how they choose to view themselves as people. With this in mind, feel free to humbly ponder & then courageously pro-act the following … *Whereas Zone 1 advocates see themselves as fully independent beings – completely separate from those […]

Chapter 05: Relating to our environment

The fifth distinction is one of the more readily noticeable ones – namely, how the various members of the three different Zones of Being interact very differently with their environment; both with their immediate surroundings and with Nature as a whole. Feel free to humbly consider (and then courageously enliven) the following … *As far […]

Chapter 06: Relating to friends & allies

The sixth way in which the three fundamental Zones of Being differ is the way in which their members respond to and interrelate with their friends & allies. Consider the following explanations thereof … *Whereas Zone 1 advocates embrace relationships with friends & family in order to ensure their own sense of safety &/or well-being […]

Chapter 07: Relating to strangers & enemies

The seventh major differentiation of the three primary Zones of Being revolves around how the members of each group handle interactions with their opponents & enemies. As such, feel free to humbly ponder & then courageously pro-act the following … *Whereas Zone 1 advocates divide the world dualistically (us vs them) in a fear-steeped way […]