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On the [[LP]], '''Perfection''' is a word used to describe a state of existence whereby an individual is fully [[Alignment|aligned]], fully [[Activated]], and consequenty perfect and permanently [[Connected]] to their own [[Highest Self]]. When one has perfected the [[Physical Unit]], one is capable of strong, pure, and persistance [[Connection]].
'''Perfection''' describes a state bodily existence whereby an individual is healed, [[Aligned]], and fully [[Connected]] to their own [[Spiritual Ego]].  
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==Syncretic Terms==
==Syncretic Terms==


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==Notes==
==Notes==


Perfection is the outcome of practice and refinement of [[Connection]] the occurs over the course of many repeated [[Connection Experiences]].
Perfection is a state of the body, not the [[Spiritual Ego]]. The spiritual ego (a.k.a. the soul) is already perfect. It needs no earthly tutelage. OTOH the [[Physical Unit]] (a.k.a. the body) does need work, not because it can't handle the spiritual ego, but because it has been exposed to a [[Toxic Socialization]] process that has left it dysfunctional, diseased, and disconnected.
 
Perfection is the outcome of [[Healing]], [[Alignment]], and [[Connection Practice]].


Perfection may require [[Healing]].
A [[Connection Framework]] provides institutional supports for healing and reconnection.


The [[LP]] [[Connection Framework]] provides a rubric for thinking about and practicing the requirements of aligned connection.
Perfection is a goal of Yoga.<ref>Vivekananda, Swami. “The Powers of the Mind.” ''Collected Works of Swami Vivekananda''. Vol. 1. 9 vols. Advaita Ashrama, 2016. <nowiki>https://www.holybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/SWAMI-VIVEKANANDA-COMPLETE-WORKS-Vol-1.pdf</nowiki></ref>


"In treading the Path, the Sufi ascends until perfection is reached, and in the perfect sain, God and [individual ego] become one again. Abd Al-Kaim Jili <ref>Margaret Smith, Readings from the Mystics of Islam (Westport, CT: PIR Publications, 1994), https://amzn.to/2MdrfqB</ref>
The [[LP]] [[Connection Framework]] provides a rubric for achieving perfection.  


In Christianity, the concept of ''perfection'' refers mostly to alignment.
In esoteric and exoteric religious traditions, the notion of perfection is often corrupted and cast as part of the [[Fool in School]] archetype, which says we need to suffer, meet challenge, and learn lessons in order to achieve perfection.  "...perfection is indeed the goal of every human life but that it may take many lifetimes to achieve...Failing to reach full realization in this life doesn't damn you to perdition; it simply means you'll have to come back again and again until you get it right."<ref>Smoley, Richard, and Jay Kinney. Hidden Wisdom: A Guide to Western Inner Traditions. Illinois: Quest Books, 2006.</ref>


[[Maria Sabina]], a Mazatac [[Wise One]]/Shaman, after many years of connection practice, claims perfection. "I had attained perfection. I was no longer a simple apprentice. For that, as a prize, as a nomination, the Book hadd been granted me. When one takes the ''saint children'', one can see the [[Principal Ones]]. Otherwise not.<ref>Maria Sabina quoted in Estrada, Alvaro. Maria Sabina: Her Life and Chants. Translated by Henry Munn. Santa Barbara, California: Ross-Erikson, 1981. p. 47.</ref>
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[[Maria Sabina]], a Mazatac [[Wise One]]/Shaman, after many years of connection practice, claims perfection. "I had attained perfection. I was no longer a simple apprentice. For that, as a prize, as a nomination, the Book had been granted me. When one takes the ''saint children'', one can see the [[Principal Ones]]. Otherwise not.<ref>Maria Sabina quoted in Estrada, Alvaro. Maria Sabina: Her Life and Chants. Translated by Henry Munn. Santa Barbara, California: Ross-Erikson, 1981. p. 47.</ref>


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"In treading the Path, the Sufi ascends until perfection is reached, and in the perfect sain, God and [individual ego] become one again. Abd Al-Kaim Jili <ref>Margaret Smith, Readings from the Mystics of Islam (Westport, CT: PIR Publications, 1994), https://amzn.to/2MdrfqB</ref>


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The "perfect man" is a concept in Islam referring to someone who has "purified" the self from ailments, complexes, ignorance, deviations, etc. <ref>Mutahhari, Murtadha. Perfect Man. Translated by Dr. Alaedin Pazargadi. Iran: Bethat Islamic Research Center, Unknown. https://www.al-islam.org/perfect-man-murtadha-mutahhari.</ref>


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Perfection describes a state bodily existence whereby an individual is healed, Aligned, and fully Connected to their own Spiritual Ego.

Syncretic Terms

Perfection > Al-Insan al-Kamil, Arhat, Cosmic Man, Final Fulfilment, Perfect Contemplation, Perfected One, Redemption, Ritambharapragya, Siddhi, The Unity, Tikkun, Triumph of Spirit, Triumph of Spirit Archetypes, Triumph of Spirit Narrative

Related LP Terms

Perfection > Bodily Ego, Connection Framework, Divine World Order, Perfect Connection, Perfected One, Spiritual Ego

Non-LP Related Terms

Perfection > Bodhisattva, Holy Grail, Purification

Notes

Perfection is a state of the body, not the Spiritual Ego. The spiritual ego (a.k.a. the soul) is already perfect. It needs no earthly tutelage. OTOH the Physical Unit (a.k.a. the body) does need work, not because it can't handle the spiritual ego, but because it has been exposed to a Toxic Socialization process that has left it dysfunctional, diseased, and disconnected.

Perfection is the outcome of Healing, Alignment, and Connection Practice.

A Connection Framework provides institutional supports for healing and reconnection.

Perfection is a goal of Yoga.[1]

The LP Connection Framework provides a rubric for achieving perfection.

In esoteric and exoteric religious traditions, the notion of perfection is often corrupted and cast as part of the Fool in School archetype, which says we need to suffer, meet challenge, and learn lessons in order to achieve perfection. "...perfection is indeed the goal of every human life but that it may take many lifetimes to achieve...Failing to reach full realization in this life doesn't damn you to perdition; it simply means you'll have to come back again and again until you get it right."[2]

Quotes

Maria Sabina, a Mazatac Wise One/Shaman, after many years of connection practice, claims perfection. "I had attained perfection. I was no longer a simple apprentice. For that, as a prize, as a nomination, the Book had been granted me. When one takes the saint children, one can see the Principal Ones. Otherwise not.[3]

"In treading the Path, the Sufi ascends until perfection is reached, and in the perfect sain, God and [individual ego] become one again. Abd Al-Kaim Jili [4]

The "perfect man" is a concept in Islam referring to someone who has "purified" the self from ailments, complexes, ignorance, deviations, etc. [5]

Footnotes

  1. Vivekananda, Swami. “The Powers of the Mind.” Collected Works of Swami Vivekananda. Vol. 1. 9 vols. Advaita Ashrama, 2016. https://www.holybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/SWAMI-VIVEKANANDA-COMPLETE-WORKS-Vol-1.pdf
  2. Smoley, Richard, and Jay Kinney. Hidden Wisdom: A Guide to Western Inner Traditions. Illinois: Quest Books, 2006.
  3. Maria Sabina quoted in Estrada, Alvaro. Maria Sabina: Her Life and Chants. Translated by Henry Munn. Santa Barbara, California: Ross-Erikson, 1981. p. 47.
  4. Margaret Smith, Readings from the Mystics of Islam (Westport, CT: PIR Publications, 1994), https://amzn.to/2MdrfqB
  5. Mutahhari, Murtadha. Perfect Man. Translated by Dr. Alaedin Pazargadi. Iran: Bethat Islamic Research Center, Unknown. https://www.al-islam.org/perfect-man-murtadha-mutahhari.