(being there) Higher Consciousness & 4 stages of dev

2. What Is Higher Consciousness?
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by
Stephen BE
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Consciousness is the way in which we experience the world. We have the ability to develop our consciousness, its level is not fixed. There are three levels of lower consciousness and four levels of Higher Consciousness, the greatest being Enlightenment. Your level of consciousness is determined by the skill levels of the four aspects of your BEing: physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. All four aspects of BEing are equally important, and skills must be progressed on all four aspects.

Even though most individuals are very skilled on one or two of their aspects, it is the skill level that is common to all four aspects that determines their level of consciousness. The limiting aspect will always be the aspect of least development.

For most people, the aspect of least development is their emotional aspect. Therefore, it is the determining factor in their level of consciousness. This is true simply because very few people ever receive training in their emotional aspect. Physical training and mental training are abundant in the western societies. Spiritual training is acknowledged and addressed, even if it is insufficient. The emotional aspect is largely ignored, leaving most people untrained.

When you learn and practice emotional skills, you grow in consciousness. Growth will continue up to the aspect with the next lowest skill level. Then the skills of that aspect must be addressed. Higher levels of consciousness are available to everyone who learns and practices the skills of higher levels; regardless of education, economics, race, religion, gender, or gross measures of ability on any of the aspects.

Lower levels of consciousness create a world dominated by matters of security, sensation, and power. These levels are driven by the emotional skill of denial, with the purpose of survival.
Higher levels of consciousness create a world where you begin to experience intimacy, unity, union and enlightenment. If you want to experience intimacy, you must learn and practice the skills of that level of consciousness. You create the world you live in by the level of consciousness you practice. As Vaclav Havel, the Czech poet, patriot and president, eloquently said,
"Consciousness precedes BEing."

Enlightenment is the name of the highest level of consciousness. It is a level where you have the highest skills in all four aspects, and as such, there is no distinction between aspects. There is no separation between physical experience and spiritual experience, or mental experience and emotional experience. All experiences are known collectively as enlightened consciousness.
The pursuit of Enlightenment is a process of remaining connected to, and accountable to, your Personal Truth. In other words, Enlightenment is achieved by BEing in the process of truth: BEing There. These are learned skills. They are not self-evident, nor intuitive. You must learn how to BE in Truth.

You may or may not know Enlightenment in this lifetime. But the pursuit keeps you learning the lessons of consciousness. The serendipitous experience will be the wisdom and clarity that comes from higher levels of consciousness. As you pursue Enlightenment, you have the skill and power to create what you truly want, up to your level of consciousness.

BEing There Enlightenment Systems helps you learn the skills of consciousness. This begins where it must for each individual; usually on the emotional aspect. If you are ready to begin learning the skills of consciousness, we suggest you read the book, Feeling Your Way Along. BEing There is ready to help you on your journey.