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Equality

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'''Equality''', or treating people as equals, is a common theme in spiritual literature and is an example of [[Right Action]].
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"...Sufism abolishes all invidious class distinctions.

<blockquote>surely the noblest among you in the sight of Allah is he who is the most righteous of you...</blockquote>

sounds a death-knell to all superiority or inferiority based on rigid caste and social distinctions. Mankins is but a family, according to the ''Koran''..."<ref>Ali Shah Ikbal, Islamic Sufism (Tractus Books, 2000). p. 69.</ref>

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Yako Zen

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False zen. Zen that teaches untruths, especially rather obvious ones. ''Wild fox Zen,''<ref>https://terebess.hu/zen/szoto/szotar/szotar.html</ref> from the [[Wild Fox Koan]].
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==Related and Syncretic Terms==

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Daigo

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''Great Enlightenment'' or final, absolute enlightenment. Constrast with the [[glimpse|glimpses]] of [[shogo]] and [[kensho]]
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==Related and Syncretic Terms==

[[Zen Buddhism]] > {{#ask:[[Is a term::Zen Buddhism]]}}

[[LP]] > [[Connection]] > [[Connection Experience]] > [[Awakening Experience]] > [[Awakening Experience Outcome]]

==Notes==

'Daigo-tettei (大悟徹底 daigo-tettei) is a Japanese term used within Zen Buddhism, which usually denotes a "great realization or enlightenment."[1] Moreover, "traditionally, daigo is final, absolute enlightenment, contrasted to experiences of glimpsing enlightenment, shōgo"[1] or kenshō'<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daigo_(Zen)</ref>.

https://www.amazon.ca/Wholehearted-Way-Translation-Commentary-Uchiyama-ebook/dp/B006TKP1XQ/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+whole+hearted+way&qid=1550611738&s=digital-text&sr=1-1-catcorr

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Emanation

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The '''Emanation of Creation''' (or just '''Emanation''' for short) is the Judaic term for the [[The Unfolding]] of [[Physical Creation]] from source [[Consciousness]] through to the physical world. In Judaism, the emanation of physical creation runs from [[Kether]] to [[Malkuth]].
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==Syncretic Terms==

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[[image:treeoflife.png|thumb|right|The Tree of Life]]There is a visual representation of this multilevel process of emanation in the Jewish Cabbala known as the Tree of Life. The Tree of Life is an ancient representation of how creation emanates from the mind of God (BOLIFE).

In the Cabballa, creation is represented as a staged emanation process. In this staged process of creation, intent passes through four “levels” on its way to the manifestation of the life-filled universe you see around you now. In Jewish Cabbala, the stages are named Kether (pure Consciousness) Tiphareth, Yesod, and finally Malkuth (physical universe).

स्वयम्भू (svayambhU) means self-existing or self-created. A self-created emanation of

ब्रह्माण्ड:अंशुपातन स्वयम्भू अस्ति भ्रमस्य

bhramana aMzupAtana svayambhU asti

The cosmos is an emanating self-creation of Bhrama
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Compare with saMskRti (संसृति) which emphasizes the passage through several states of existence/the course of mundane existence.

"The theory of Emanation supposes the Universe to descend in successive, widening circles of being from the supreme."<ref>Ali Shah Ikbal, Islamic Sufism (Tractus Books, 2000). p. 127.</ref>

"Whatever has come out of the recesses of nothingness Consider the first row as the row of angels." <ref>Mulla Jami quote in Ali Shah Ikbal, Islamic Sufism (Tractus Books, 2000. p. 128</ref>

"The theory of Emanation is compared to a pyramid which extends from a point on the top downwards to the base in expanding gradiations. The symbol of Immanence is a point in the center, which expands all round towards the sphere." <ref>Mulla Jami quote in Ali Shah Ikbal, Islamic Sufism (Tractus Books, 2000. p. 128</ref>

[[Zoroaster]] suggested that creation occurred as a consequence of thought. "You, 0 Mazda, created for us in the beginning by your thought material objects and consciences ... " ( Y. 3I.II)."

'''Islam''': The '''purpose''' of emanation/creation i so that God may manifest. <blockquote>God says, "I was a Hidden Treasure, so I wanted to be known." In other words, "I created the whole of the universe, and the goal in all of it is to make Myself manifest, sometimes through Gentleness and sometimes through Severity." God is not the kind of king for whom a single herald would be sufficient. If all the atoms of the universe were His heralds, they would be incapable of making Him known adequately.<ref>Chittick, William C., and Rumi. ''The Sufi Path of Love: The Spiritual Teachings of Rumi''. Rumi SUNY Series in Islam. New York: SUNY Press, 1983. (F 176-177/184-185)</ref></blockquote>

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Healing

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'''Healing''' is the process of repairing physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual damage incurred by the [[Physical Unit]], either accidentally or as a consequence of this planet's [[Toxic Socialization]] process. Healing restores the [[Physical Unit]] to a condition of health, [[Alignment]], and [[Connection]].
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==Syncretic Terms Healing==

[[Healing]] > {{#ask:[[Is a syncretic term::Healing]]}}

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[[Healing]] > {{#ask:[[Is a related LP term::Healing]]}}

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==Healing Outcomes==

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==List of Healing Practices==

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The struggle begins with men's [sic] recognition that they have been destroyed." <ref>Freire, Paulo. Pedagogy of the Oppressed. New York: Continuum, 2005.p. 68</ref>

===Jung===

"[[Jung, Carl G.|Jung]] saw the task of the therapist in helping to establish a dynamic interaction between the client’s conscious ego and the Self, a higher aspect of the client’s personality;"<ref>Grof, Stanislav. “Psychology For the Future: Lessons from Modern Consciousness Research.” ''Spirituality Studies'' 2, no. 1 (2016): 3–36. p. 32. https://www.spirituality-studies.org/dp-volume2-issue1-spring2016/#2.</ref>

In LP terms we would say healing is facilitated via [[Connection]] with some [[Monadic Node]] or location within the [[Fabric of Consciousness]]. This could be one's own [[Spiritual Ego]] or some other relevant/help identity, like a guide, or a specialist in a specific area of trauma.

===Grof===

[[Grof, Stanislav|Grof]] notes that the first step in the healing process is the "manifestation of emotional and psychosomatic symptoms..." Only by freeing oneself of the traumatic imprints of birth and life can one heal and return to full function and [[Connection]]<ref>Grof, Stanislav. “Psychology For the Future: Lessons from Modern Consciousness Research.” ''Spirituality Studies'' 2, no. 1 (2016): 3–36. p. 29. https://www.spirituality-studies.org/dp-volume2-issue1-spring2016/#2.</ref>

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"If the trauma that is being processed is of major proportions, such as a difficult birth that lasted many hours and seriously threatened biological survival, the emotions and behavioral expressions can be extremely dramatic. Under these circumstances, it might seem more plausible to conclude that these manifestations are the result of some exotic yet unknown pathology rather than realize that they represent a potentially beneficial process. However, properly understood and supported, even such extreme symptoms can be conducive to healing, spiritual opening, personality transformation, and consciousness evolution. The emergence of symptoms thus represents not only a problem, but also a therapeutic opportunity."<ref>Grof, Stanislav. “Psychology For the Future: Lessons from Modern Consciousness Research.” ''Spirituality Studies'' 2, no. 1 (2016): 3–36. p. 29-30. https://www.spirituality-studies.org/dp-volume2-issue1-spring2016/#2.</ref>

Grof notes that traumatic imprints, what he calls [[COEX Systems]], may derive from one of his three [[Dimensions of the Psyche]], i.e. the Transpersonal, Perinatal, and Biographical dimensions or "realms."

=== Healing and Spirituality ===

Healing is one aspect of [[Authentic Spirituality]]. All authentic religions, all authentic spiritual practices whether they be institutionalized or indigenous, modern or ancient, concern themselves with healing. See the LP's substantive definition of [[Religion]].

: "Prior to colonial subjugation of AI (American Indian) cultural and spiritual activities, AI communities maintained therapeutic knowledge for 'doctoring' (or healing) a wide variety of maladies."<ref>Gone, Joseph P. “Decolonization as Methodological Innovation in Counseling Psychology: Method, Power, and Process in Reclaiming American Indian Therapeutic Traditions.” Journal of Counseling Psychology 68, no. 3 (2021): 259–70. p. 260.</ref>

Indigenous cultures used [[Connection Practices]] ("chanting, breathing, drumming, rhythmic dancing, fasting, social and sensory isolation, extreme physical pain, and other elements") in " shamanic procedures, healing ceremonies, and rites of passage – powerful rituals enacted at the time of important biological and social transitions, such as circumcision, puberty, marriage, or birth of a child."<ref>Grof, Stanislav. “Psychology For the Future: Lessons from Modern Consciousness Research.” ''Spirituality Studies'' 2, no. 1 (2016): 3–36. p. 5.</ref>

"Many cultures have used for these purposes psychedelic plants. The most famous examples of these are different varieties of hemp, the Mexican cactus peyote, Psilocybe mushrooms, the African shrub eboga, and the Amazonian jungle plants Banisteriopsis caapi and Psychotria viridis, the active ingredients of yagé or ayahuasca."<ref>Grof, Stanislav. “Psychology For the Future: Lessons from Modern Consciousness Research.” ''Spirituality Studies'' 2, no. 1 (2016): 3–36. p. 5.</ref>

Robbins, Hong, and Jennings point out that mystical perspectives go together with the healing traditions in fol and tribal worldviews.<ref>Robbins, Rockey, Ji Hong, and Aaron M. Jennings. “In the Pause and Listening to the Little People: A Folk Healer’s Journey.” ''The Counseling Psychologist'' 40, no. 1 (January 1, 2012): 93–132. <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.1177/0011000011410892</nowiki>.</ref>

Healing is a common outcome of authentic [[Connection]]. "Such transpersonal states can have a very beneficial transformative influence on the recipients and their lives. They can alleviate various forms of emotional and psychosomatic disorders, as well as difficulties in interpersonal relationships. They can also reduce aggressive tendencies, improve self-image, increase tolerance towards others, and enhance the general quality of life. Among the positive aftereffects is often a deep sense of connection with other people and nature."<ref>Grof, Christina, and Stanislav Grof. The Stormy Search for the Self: A Guide to Personal Growth Through Transformational Crises. Penguin, 1990. https://amzn.to/2UtkgP1. p. 41.</ref>

Shamanism, as practiced in ancient and modern times, revolves around the healing power of connection and connection supplements. Krippner provides an interesting survey of healing practices in various contexts, and by various actors, including shamans, priests, mediums, sorceres, witches, and the like.<ref>Krippner, Stanley. Spiritual Dimensions of Healing. New York: Irvington Publishers, 1992.</ref> For more, see the page on [[Shaman]]s

Healing, whether that be physical, emotional, psychological, or spiritual, is a critical and pervasive component of all [[Authentic Spirituality]]. It is central to traditional Sioux spirituality<ref>Rice, Julian. Before the Great Spirit: The Many Faces of Sioux Spirituality. University of New Mexico, 1998. https://amzn.to/2C9fM5E.</ref>, a key component of Alcoholics Anonymous,<ref>Wilson, Bill, and Bob Smith. The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. Kindle. New York: Renegade Press, ND. https://amzn.to/2tVJ1nY.</ref> which is traditionally deeply spiritual<ref>Alcoholics Anonymous. ‘PASS IT ON’ The Story of Bill Wilson and How the A.A. Message Reached the World. Kindle. New York: AA World Services, 1984. https://amzn.to/2XKQNP5.</ref>...

Meredith McGuire points to several studies where [[Connection]] and [[Connection Experience]] have led to significant personal healing, mostly conceptualized superstitiously as attunement to agencies responsive to human communication.<Ref>McGuire, Meredith B. “Discovering Religious Power.” SA. Sociological Analysis 44, no. 2 (1983): 1–9.</ref>

[[Connection]] often leads to significant, even miraculous, healing. [[Bill Wilson]] recounts the [[Connection Experience]] that cured him of his alcoholism and activated him to create [[Alcoholics Anonymous]]. He notes that after the experience, one of his unmet needs, the need to feel love and belong, was instantly met. <ref>Alcoholics Anonymous. ‘PASS IT ON’ The Story of Bill Wilson and How the A.A. Message Reached the World. Kindle. New York: AA World Services, 1984. https://amzn.to/2XKQNP5.</ref>

The Yoga Sastra of Hemacandra (Jain) speaks of the miraculous healing powers of connection (yoga). "Moreover, the splendour of this "Yogic dance"3 [transforms] the [seven] magic powers - phlegm, excrement, secretion, "touch" and "every [part of the body]" - into remedies4 and [develops also] miraculous powers [such as] the acquisition of an undivided sense-organ (sambhinnasrotalabhdi)."<ref>Quarnstrom, Olle, trans. ''The YogaSastra of Hemacandra: A Twelfth Century Handbook on Svetambara Jainism''. Cambridge: Harvard University, 2002. p.20.</ref>

St. Teresa of Avila speaks of the healing power of connection:

<blockquote class="quotation">God does not allow us to drink of this water of perfect contemplation whenever we like: the choice is not ours; this Divine union is something quite supernatural, given that it may cleanse the soul and leave it pure and free from the mud and misery in which it has been plunged because of its sins.<ref> St. Teresa of Avila. The Way of Perfection (Dover Thrift Editions) (p. 67). Dover Publications. Kindle Edition. </ref>
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Bobbi Parish notes that the "spiritual discoveries...and the self-esteem they gained [from [[Connection Practice]] was healing in ways standard therapy had not been."<ref>Parish, Bobbi. Create Your Personal Sacred Text: Develop and Celebrate Your Spiritual Life. Harmony, 1999. p. 21 https://amzn.to/2I4zRi7.</ref>

Deloria speaks of the centrality of healing practices in indigenous religions and notes that "the healing disciplines came originally from religious beliefs and ...practices."<ref>Deloria, Vine Jr. God Is Red: A Native View of Religion. Colorodo: Fulcrum Publishing, 2003. p. 294. </ref>

The [[LP]] [[HEALING Framework]] offers a framework for understanding the core issues of the healing process.

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Good versus Evil

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<blockquote class="definition">'''Good versus Evil''' is an [[Archetype Constellation]] in the [[Old Energy Creation Template]]. It answers the [[Big Question]], "Why do bad things happen in the world?" The answer it provides is, "bad things happen because of evil," or bad things happen because people make a wrong choice between "light" and "dark." The Good versus Evil constellation is implemented in the [[Masonic Tarot]].</blockquote>

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==Notes==

The notion of cosmic good and cosmic evil fighting it out in battle can be traced to the Persian Mystic Zoroaster, who operated circa 1,000 B.C.E. He taught that the forces of Good, headed by the great God Ahura Mazda, fought against the forces of evil, headed by Angra Mainyu. The fight was part of cosmic process of "mixture" that led to "plurality and diversity" of creation. <ref>Boyce, Mary. A History of Zoroastrianism: Volume One The Early Period. New York: E. J. Brill, 1996.
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=== Examples ===
In Western exoteric teachings, good and evil are personified as cosmic forces battling it out in a cosmic war. In Western esoteric teachings, initiates are taught that there should be a balance or equilibrium between Good and Evil, see [[Justice]], [[The Wheel of Fortune]].<ref>Papus, The Tarot of the Bohemians (Wilshire Book Co, 1978), https://sacred-texts.com/tarot/tob/index.htm.</ref> Why? Because this allows them to manipulate and confuse the masses.<ref>Mike Sosteric, “Star Wars Is a Religion That Primes Us for War and Violence,” The Conversation, 2018, https://theconversation.com/star-wars-is-a-religion-that-primes-us-for-war-and-violence-89443.</ref> <ref>Mike Sosteric, “A Short Sociology of Archetypes,” Unpublished, https://www.academia.edu/43008763/A_Short_Sociology_of_Archetypes.</ref>

Western '''Gnostic''', which is pervasive throughout the Orthodox and alternative Christian Corpus, teaches this world as created by an evil deity as a prison for the soul. "By attaining gnōsis (knowledge) of their divine origin, gnostics were set on their way to escape from the world of the demiurge and his demonic helpers, the archons, who would try to prevent them from rising up through the heavenly spheres after death and finding their way back to their divine home of Light."<ref>Hanegraaff, Wouter J. ''Western Esotericism: A Guide for the Perplexed''. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2013. p. 20.</ref> Note in this tail elements that fit both the [[Fool in School|Fool in Schoo]] and Good versus Evil archetypes.

In Western esoteric teachings, the battle is sometimes conceived as between warring aspects of the psyche. The ultimate goal is acceptance and integration of the "dark side" of our psychic selves, hatred, fear, loathing, etc.

<blockquote>Half-way between the east and west, and north and south, in a properly instituted temple are placed two upright pillars.6 One of these is colored white, the other black. These pieces of lodge furniture are emblematical of the two opposites functioning in the diverse operations of nature. Just as the temple represents in miniature the whole of life by which we may ever be confronted, or, rather, the manifold parts of our own inner nature, so these two pillars symbolize some aspect of these phenomena. They represent light and darkness, heat and cold. In man, they stand for love and hate, joy and pain, mind and emotion, life and death, sleeping and waking. Every pair of opposites conceivable to the human mind find their representation in the implication of these two pillars....The technique under consideration consists primarily in the conscious reconciliation of opposing forces. It is this which
has been called the development of the Golden Flower.<ref>Regardie, Israel. The Middle Pillar: The Balance Between Mind and Magic. St Paul, Minnesota: Llewellyn, 2004. p. 8-9</ref></blockquote>

While explaining the meaning of the tarot archetype [[Justice]], Papus says "Here we find the continuation of the symbolism of the 2nd and 5th arcana. The Seated woman occupies the Centre between the columns, the first idea of the equilibrium between Good and Evil."<ref>Papus, The Tarot of the Bohemians (Wilshire Book Co, 1978), https://sacred-texts.com/tarot/tob/index.htm.</ref>

A Reddit meme demonstrates the prevalence of the good versus evil meme in Hollywood. Here, good is played by a white male who eventually destroys evil, personified as some vile and powerful character. This meme also highlights [[Judge and Punish/Reward]], and [[Salvation]].

[[File:good-evil-meme.jpg|center|Good Versus Evil in Hollywood]]

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Brahmarishi

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<blockquote class="definition">'''A Brahymarishi''' is a [[rishi]] who is in a constant state of [[connection]], has a constantly high [[CQ]].<ref>Vanamali. The Science of the Rishis: The Spiritual and Material Discoveries of the Ancient Sages of India. Toronto: Inner Traditions, 2015.</ref>
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"A brahmarishi is one who is constantly in communion with Brahman, the Supreme Godhead. That is to say, these rishis are always in a state of cosmic consciousness in which they are immediately in touch with everything in the cosmos. They can be called the highest class of rishis, who have attained the divine knowledge (brahmajnana) or unity with Brahman. This knowledge of the Supreme is attained after years of austerity, meditation, study, and selfless service to the Supreme, resulting in total self-purification. It is a combination of physical, mental, and spiritual exertion."<ref>Vanamali. The Science of the Rishis: The Spiritual and Material Discoveries of the Ancient Sages of India. Toronto: Inner Traditions, 2015.</ref>

"Even at other times, when they walked around, they were in the superconscious state known as ''samadhi''. They did not have to work for their living since they needed nothing and were dependent on nothing. They gleaned their sustenance from the ether. They looked at everything but saw only Brahman. That alone pervaded everything. They were one with That and therefore they did not exist as separate personalities. Only That One existed. That Supreme Truth, which manifests itself all the time in everything, is an eternal, infinite, and absolute self-existence, self-awareness, and self-delight—''sat-chit-ananda''. It supports and pervades all things. It is present in the human being as the ''atman''. It is not only the Absolute but also the omnipresent reality in which all that is relative exists as Its forms and movements."<ref>Vanamali. The Science of the Rishis: The Spiritual and Material Discoveries of the Ancient Sages of India. Toronto: Inner Traditions, 2015.</ref>

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All forms in the physical world are created by the Supreme Consciousness through the shaping of light. The rishis who lived immersed in the Pure Consciousness of Brahman were quite capable of conjuring up any form they chose through the medium of light. This was a natural thing for them. But even though they could materialize anything they wished, they did not seek to carve in stone or wood or make effigies or temples or in any way try to immortalize themselves in this world even though they were perfectly competent to do so. They knew that this world was only as real as the morning mist and would melt with the rising of the sun. The sun of their consciousness was at its zenith and they did not desire the trifles of the world. They have taught us the truth that we will not gain universality unless we are prepared to lose our individuality.

These rishis had no desires. They were quite happy with the forms that existed in the world, which had been fashioned by that Supreme Consciousness. They were content with whatever Nature provided. They did not yearn to possess more for the simple reason that they possessed the wish-fulfilling cow of plenty in their own minds, which was capable of granting every desire they had. Having found the secret of all existence, they continued to live only with the one desire, ''lokasamgraham''—“the good of the world.” They were the embodiments of compassion.

They chose to live their lives in little hermitages or ashramas situated in the middle of jungles, where wild animals roamed unafraid. Every day was a new day. They never stored or hoarded for the next day. The only thing they tended very carefully was fire or ''agni''. Into that fire they poured their oblations to the gods. They kept a few cows, which supplied the butter and ghee necessary for these oblations. They cultivated the land only to the extent that they needed. They were the very embodiments of simplicity and contentment. They desired nothing from the world, for they had found the source of all happiness within themselves. Therefore, they could not be tempted by the baubles of a world that they knew to be ephemeral.

They needed no commandments to keep them to the right path, for they were the very embodiments of dharma, or the cosmic order. They have given humanity the idea of what dharma, or cosmic law, means through the example of their own lives. They did not wish to conquer or control, even though they had the power to control the whole world. They were conscious of their inner power and so they were unafraid of anyone or anything. Actually all of us possess this inner power but we do not know it and thus we think we have to depend on external powers to protect us. We are riddled with fears and we try to protect ourselves by maintaining police forces and accumulating weapons and armies.

Their amazing experience could not be communicated in ordinary language so they taught their disciples in the form of questions and answers. These dialogues are recorded in what are known as the Upanishads, which come at the end of every Veda. The Upanishads use terse and concise language to point out Reality. However, unlike the world of Western science, which is open only to a few intellectuals, the magic world of the rishis has benefited even the uneducated and children. They have shown us that if heaven exists, it has to be made on this very earth.

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Elite Spirituality

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<blockquote class="definition">'''Elite spirituality''' is spirituality created, or more often co-opted, by a high-level member of the accumulating class. Catholicism, which was created when Roman Emperor Constantine "converted" to Christianity, is an iconic example.<ref>Sosteric, Mike. “Rethinking the Origins and Purpose of Religion: Jesus, Constantine, and the Containment of Global Revolution.” Athens Journal of Social Sciences 9, no. 1 (2020): 69–88. https://www.academia.edu/34970150/Rethinking_the_Origins_and_Purpose_of_Religion_Jesus_Constantine_and_the_Containment_of_Global_Revolution></ref>.

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==Related LP Terms==

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'''Exogenous to the LP'''

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==Notes==

Elite spirituality may be easily identified by its advocacy of violence (let's go kill some evil people), exclusion (only the "chosen" get in), and patriarchy (women are stripped of power and dignity).

More specifically, elite spirituality may be recognized by the presence of an [[Old Energy Creation Template]].

Consider Persian Autocrat Aradashir took control of Zoroastrianism to further his imperial agenda.<ref>Sosteric, Mike.“From Zoroaster to Star Wars, Jesus to Marx: The Art, Science, and Technology of Mass Human Manipulation,” Under Review. https://www.academia.edu/34504691</ref>

Elite spirituality is enacted by [[System Agents]] for the purpose of [[System Maintanence]]

===List of Elites===

Marsilio Ficini (1433-1499) the "virtual founder of the Renaissance ''[[Prisca Theologia]]'' narrative. <ref>Haneegraff, Wouter J. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012. p. 8.</ref>

Agostino Steuco (1496-1549).

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