Stages of Attainment
The Stages of Attainment are the stages of psychological, emotional, and spiritual growth achieved while walking an authentic spiritual path.
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Stages of Attainment > Level of Consciousness
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Complicated and esoteric systems of awakening/attainment are not required. A simple five-level representation is suitable. Each level or stage thus represents the "condition" of the physical unit at the time of evaluation. The condition of the PU may be represented by the CQ (a dynamic, qualitative measure intended to give a rough indication of the "level" of consciousness in the body at a particular moment), and an empirically displayed level of mastery over reality. Attainment of each stage points the individual towards an increasingly complete and powerful Awakening and Activation of the Physical Unit. The stages of attainment can be summarized as follows:
- Novice - One who has begun to question.
- Initiate - One who has begun to practice.
- Adept - One who has begun to understand.
- Master or Magi - One who has begun to know, particularly through direct and pure Connection Experience.
- Avatar - One who has begun to teach.
It should be clearly understood that these stages do not refer to the condition or quality of the Resident Monadic Consciousness (a mistake often encouraged by those who would keep power for themselves), but to the extent to which the physical, neurological, and conceptual apparatus of the Physical Unit has matured enough to allow significant inflows of Consciousness. Thus these are a measure of the extent to which The Vessel has been prepared and higher consciousness has settled into the Physical Unit.
It should be noted that the mere influx of consciousness is insufficient to assess one's "level." High levels of Awakening can be associated with confusion, disorientation, and even madness, especially when Awakening occurs without proper guidance.
It should be noted that proper maturation of the Physical Unit depends not only on the individual's own efforts, but the efforts of those around him, from parents, through schools, media, government, to society. Proper nutrition, a loving, nurturing, and stimulating environment, are pre-requisites that not only enable healthy and strong maturation of the Physical Unit but also its full Awakening, Activation, and Ascension.
There are two basic categorizations of attainment in Buddhism "...the ordinary person, called “the uninstructed worldling” (assutavā puthujjana), and the wise follower of the Buddha, called the “instructed noble disciple” (sutavā ariyasāvaka).[1] According to Budda, these two classes of people react differently to the things of the world.
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Footnotes
- ↑ Bodhi, Bhikkhu, ed. In the Buddha’s Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon. Wisdom Publications, 2005. p. 19
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