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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]].
On the [[LP]], '''Perfection''' is a word used to describe a state of existence whereby an individual is fully [[Alignment|aligned]], fully [[Activated]], and consequently perfectly and permanently [[Connected]] to their own [[Highest Self]]. When one has perfected the [[Physical Unit]], one is capable of strong, pure, and persistance [[Connection]].
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==Related Terms==
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==Syncretic Terms==
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==Notes==
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Perfection is the outcome of practice and refinement of [[Connection]] the occurs over the course of many repeated [[Connection Experiences]].
Perfection is the outcome of [[Healing]], [[Alignment]], and the practice and refinement of [[Connection]] the occurs over the course of many repeated [[Connection Experiences]].
 
Perfection may require [[Healing]].


The [[LP]] [[Connection Framework]] provides a rubric for thinking about and practicing the requirements of aligned connection.
The [[LP]] [[Connection Framework]] provides a rubric for thinking about and practicing the requirements of aligned connection.
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In Christianity, the concept of ''perfection'' refers mostly to alignment.
In Christianity, the concept of ''perfection'' refers mostly to alignment.


[[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>
[[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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==Further Reading==
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On the LP, Perfection is a word used to describe a state of existence whereby an individual is fully aligned, fully Activated, and consequently perfectly and permanently Connected to their own Highest Self. When one has perfected the Physical Unit, one is capable of strong, pure, and persistance Connection.

Related Terms

Bodhisattva, Purification

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

Notes

Perfection is the outcome of Healing, Alignment, and the practice and refinement of Connection the occurs over the course of many repeated Connection Experiences.

The LP Connection Framework provides a rubric for thinking about and practicing the requirements of aligned connection.

"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 [1]

The "perfect man" is a concept in Islam referring to someone who has "purified" the self from ailments, complexes, ignorance, deviations, etc. [2]

In Christianity, the concept of perfection refers mostly to alignment.

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]

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Footnotes

  1. Margaret Smith, Readings from the Mystics of Islam (Westport, CT: PIR Publications, 1994), https://amzn.to/2MdrfqB
  2. Mutahhari, Murtadha. Perfect Man. Translated by Dr. Alaedin Pazargadi. Iran: Bethat Islamic Research Center, Unknown. https://www.al-islam.org/perfect-man-murtadha-mutahhari.
  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.