[Oe List ...] Worth Considering

[Herman Greene]

The only way to determine the level of inner transformation or enlightenment
is by its expression in the world. And enlightenment is expressed not only
through the power of Presence, but even more importantly, through the
spontaneous demonstration of a fiery and fearless passion to uplift,
transform, and evolve the human capacity for consciousness at all levels.
The enlightened heart lives not for itself but only for the transformation
of the world, which means the evolution of consciousness.

Traditionally, the spiritual seeker would aspire to become enlightened,
which means to transcend ego, in order to escape from the suffering of this
world and abide in the timeless ground of being. But enlightenment itself is
evolving. I don't think that what the world needs now is more people resting
in the timeless ground of being. I think we have to resist the temptation to
get lost in timelessness and begin to embrace the overwhelming urgency of
the crisis we're in-which is a crisis of consciousness, a crisis of
understanding, a crisis of development. Many of us can intellectually
appreciate our predicament, but that's not enough. We have to bridge the gap
between our capacity to cognitively appreciate the problem and our
willingness to actually become the solution as ourselves, as truly
enlightened human beings.
Andrew Cohen


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