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 around them and here on Earth to survive as long and as comfortably as possible (focusing on maintaining personal health & happiness, often by manipulating or even dominating those around them), Zone 2 minions believe themselves to be intermingled entities – independent beings who are innately interconnected with those around them and here on Earth to thrive amongst the same, often by instructing &/or otherwise verbally helping or “healing” them. In significant contrast, Zone 3 enliveners understand that – though they are indeed endowed with an individual consciousness that functions separately from those nearby, and even though they are innately interconnected with the other entities in their surroundings – their patent individuality and their innate interconnectedness can neither be fully realized until and unless they choose to act accordingly; acting as caregiving & healing stewards of their surroundings instead of as aggressive dominators therein or mere passive observers thereof.
*While Zone 1 proponents use the blessings and windfalls of their lives to codependently strengthen their own sense of self &/or enhance their own sense of well-being (gaining their power from “the Wow”), Zone 2 acolytes meld with those of like-mind &/or manifest moments of personal abundance to independently awaken a more acute sense of Self &/or foster a more peaceful state of being (reaping their power from “the Now”). Zone 3 practitioners, on the other hand, live lives that are soaked in action – lives in which their seemingly independent selves are repeatedly & intentionally immersed into the lives of the seemingly equally independent others around them. In this manner, lives that were once arrogantly codependent or selfishly independent become humbly interdependent (with Power harvested from “the How”) – lives that were once tainted by grasping or neutered by mere pondering become radiant in their giving; selves that were once seen as mere survivors or analyzers are newly known as being enlivened agents of Peace &/or selfless bringers of Joy.
*Though Zone 1 patrons & Zone 2 attendants both see the human form as being innately flawed and inevitably limited (with the former excusing all moral failures by claiming to be “only human,” and the latter justifying all similar slips into selfishness by advertising again & again their supposedly valiant attempts to manifest their potential to be “better” or “wiser” or “kinder” people), Zone 3 enthusiasts know & regularly enliven a far grander version of the human experience – one in which the tendency to sin as “humans” is indeed ever-present, and which one in which the choice to be selflessly humane is repeatedly made instead.
*Insomuch as Zone 1 satellites repeatedly tell themselves that they are special – that their talents & efforts are worthy of additional reward and that all current relationships & possessions are deserved and to be enjoyed, Zone 2 devotees consistently tell themselves that they are “smarter” &/or “wiser” &/or “more enlightened than others – that they have special access to special knowledge, and that the same makes them worthy of higher regard and even greater happiness. In important contrast, Zone 3 practitioners see themselves as servants – here to give whatever they already possess to those who have less &/or share whatever knowledge they have already gleaned with those desiring the same. And quite ironically, it is this same selfless mindset that allows them to know and appreciate a sense of wealth & abundance that is significantly more profound than the one desired by their far more selfish &/or self-focused compatriots.
“When anchored in actively Being for others, the True Self is fundamentally invulnerable and always at ease. Indeed, this ever-available anchoring allows the ego to sit back – to be vulnerable, open, and honest with others, and thereby know a far greater sense of Connection & Harmony. Indeed, if one’s consciousness adopts a separate identity – or even a culturally intermingled one, it is destined to take itself seriously, and suffering will always result. On the other hand, if one’s consciousness chooses to set its own fears & yearnings aside in favor of the interests of others nearby, all seriousness – and thus all the fears & concerns bound thereto – weaken & dissipate. In such a state the self cannot become inflated with its identity, and lives instead with a humbled sense of interconnection – a deeper awareness that always awakens Love and inspires kindness, and thus one that ever engenders Peace.” ~ inspired by Kabir Helminski
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