Of the Reptilian Mind and Higher Consciousness...

in #mindset6 years ago

Hi, dear Steemians!

The human mind possesses the faculty to perceive existence on different planes of value and worth. Hence it can come with no surprise that the way you see the world is different to the way a friend of yours sees it.

Psychologists have been struggling for years to find a common ground for the mentality of the human race, but more often than not, we tend to surprise accumulated wisdom with our unexpected virtues or our unlikely characteristics that come from unique sources of inspiration.

To put in more simply, our minds are creation machines that might baffle even the most well-educated scientists of our era as they drown in our unexpected and surprising genius.


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Today I want to talk to you about higher consciousness. The idea of a higher consciousness can be traced back to the beginning of civilization, and the very foundations upon which the whole of philosophy rests.

Even the very first original thinkers of our race had some idea of a higher consciousness.

But what is higher consciousness?

Even though our minds are never as simple and indulging to be categorized into certain elements, we can assume that our mentality and thought pattern can be divided into two main states; the Reptilian Mind and the Higher Conscious Mind.

Everyday distractions of social life and our fundamental needs such as eating, sleeping, and mating, or luxurious desires and lustful cravings are all representative of our Reptilian Mind.


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The need to take what you want, the desire to seek pleasure or inflict pain, our aggressiveness towards negative surges of energy that come our way, and our unrelenting will to survive in the bleak outside world are all embodiments of the Reptilian Mind that is irritatingly similar to the behavioral pattern of an animal.

But then, in unique and often rare moments of revelation and pure enlightenment, the boundaries of our mind shake and tremble, leaving behind our pitiful needs, obscure insecurities, and loathsome desires in the search of something divine and graceful.

These are the moments when we reflect on life and the whole of universe, creation, and the reason behind existence with clarity and awe.

In such moments, we lose touch of right and wrong, and we no longer feel the need to search for an ideal state of being for our lives.


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Our minds fly in an untroubled sky of astonishment. We feel empathy and reason beyond our wildest dreams, and we begin to see reality as it truly is, and not with our usual social filters that compel us to brand everything in a certain and convenient way.

This gracefulness, and this mental state of divinity, is the cornerstone of higher consciousness.

Moments of higher consciousness are indeed rare, but when they happen, they elevate us as a human being and fundamentally improve our understanding of the universe.

This in turn gives us empathy and reason towards life and the people that are around us. You are suddenly not a machine with desires and needs, but a spiritual presence who could enlighten anyone and give meaning and reason to their lives.


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Ultimately, we cannot really identify the triggers of higher consciousness, as for every other person, it can be an altogether different experience.

What we can say for sure is, we should look toward life with an open vision and search for moments of higher consciousness, drowning in the joy of seeing it all from above and freeing ourselves of the shackles that bind us to our Reptilian and perhaps, empty side of nature.

Seek moments of higher consciousness, and be mindful of every moment that passes while your mind is elevated to divinity.

Use those moments to improve yourself, not just as an inspiring person, but as an embodiment of the best that our species has to offer.

A BIG HUG!

@chbartist

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***Remember Community: Please, if you commented and upvote on a new post I did, please always go back to the previous one because if someone in the community commented lastly because of time zone differences it will be without your upvote and that would not be fair.

You all know the goal! We can reach: 50+ Upvotes each others!

Attention!!!

I'm reading all the meaningful comments from the posts.

I am here making a list of all of you who have helped build this community by voting for each other who write meaningful comments and soon I will respond to everyone with comment and thank you all because I can already see this spirit being built in this Positive Mindset community and help between all of you.

You will receive my upvote in all material and brief comments I will do this in all the posts I am following very closely and I can see what the people who are generous and contribute to this legacy that I am trying to build with all of you can become reality in a short time.

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First of all, I would like to thank all of you, who are the most active and proactive in this community, showing your generosity and always with meaningful comments. From now on I will always make a list of these incredible people who have helped to expand our goal of growing ever more.

But I ask that if you are new around here you read many of the previous posts because they make it clear that we are building a community with respect among all, generosity and this blog is for those who really want to start moving their Mindset to positive and moreover be part of the growth of all of us who contribute to this blog. Please do not ask to include you in the list if you are just wanting upvotes because we want here people genuinely attuned to growth and good attitudes and as I have always said with Respect as the basis of all, generosity and positivity!

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Thank you for putting in so much effort, great post!

I refer higher consciousness as a state of "Nirvana" explained by the sect of "non-dualism". The nirvana is a state where there is no two. Non-dualism of conscoiusness where everything becomes one. The consciousness we understand defines the realm of dream. You wake up from this dream to attain non-dualism aka nirvana.
As you follow the path of non-dualism, the higher-conscious is easier to attain. Really nice musings you portrayed in your blog. I am a forever follower. Thanks,

The term higher consciousness may differ in its meaning from person to person. For me it's something that truly defines me. Even when the odds are stacked against me, I prefer to choose the road of righteousness , however hard it may be. It comes through the value system that one has been brought be up with. It's like a belief system that says that God exists and he is watching us all from up above.

Con origen en el vocablo latino conscientia (“con conocimiento”), la conciencia es el acto psíquico mediante el cual una persona se percibe a sí misma en el mundo. Por otra parte, la conciencia es una propiedad del espíritu humano que permite reconocerse en los atributos esenciales.

This is an interesting topic. I did not know that there was a reptilian mind ... and as for the higher consciousness. The definition that you give:

This gracefulness, and this mental state of divinity, is the cornerstone of higher consciousness.

It is the meaning that we Christians give to Jesus Christ. therefore, in my case, it is the best definition of the higher consciousness. My God would then be the higher consciousness, who is the one who gives us everything you mention in your publication:

Moments of higher consciousness are indeed rare, but when they happen, they elevate us to human being and fundamentally improve our understanding of the universe.

This in turn gives us empathy and reason towards life and the people that are around us. You are suddenly not a machine with desires and needs, but a spiritual presence who could enlighten anyone and give meaning and reason to their lives.

And all this is achieved when you have God in your heart.

I like one thing about these levels of consciousness, and that is the thing I can know, by analyzing myself, I can know how to reach these levels.

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This isn't a topic that's easily understood by most people unless one has going through some kinda of spiritual awakening or inward journey of self discovery. But I am glad you wrote this article.

Human mind continuity observe new thing from the atmosphere and set self different types situation that works fast them computer.
That's perfect thought thanks for sharing this beautiful article I appreciate your work.

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Human nature have a capacity change tham self a according to atmosphere.

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It's like am gaining more interest in studying psychology after learning some languages with the way am looking at how human brain is being structured in this your article. Thanks for this.

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As a kid, I read about lucid dreaming and was eventually able to have a sense of consciousness in some of my dreams where I could sort of control what I was dreaming about. It's really fascinating to think about how part of my brain was making up the dream, while some other part was able to direct it. There are definitely different levels of our emotions, and empathy is definitely up there towards the top

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