Ladder of Divine Ascent Monastery of St Catherine Sinai 12th century
In truth, there are no real “levels” to Consciousness. How could there
be? Consciousness is One, simple, pure, whole, indivisible and
absolutely seamless. It has no boundaries, no edges and no moving parts.
Consciousness, however, can (and does) PRETEND to have a separated
“mind” which can, then, PRETEND to have these different “levels” that it
can, seemingly, “grow into.” But this persistent belief only feeds into
the narrative that you’re currently trapped somewhere on a “spiritual
hierarchy” and must, consequently, struggle hard to climb some imaginary
ladder in order to, hopefully, attain these higher viewpoints. In the
end, though, ALL of these “levels” are discovered to be as illusory as
is the, apparently, “separated one” who’s trying so hard to achieve
them. As Maharshi often said, “It’s all a great game of pretending. The
biggest obstacle to awakening is getting past your belief that you’re
not already awake.”
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