What is “Enlightenment” or “Awakening”?
“Enlightenment” is a neurological phenomenon that occurs when an individual
is able to simultaneously and accurately comprehend (or utilize) all four
cognitive functions. There appears to be some form of cascade effect that
causes an alignment of information in all four quadrants. Unconscious memories
of seemingly contradictory perceptions are instead understood to be
complementary. After enlightenment when not alone with one’s thoughts there is
a tendency to live in the moment. I believe this is a result of finding a
balance between intuition, which is future oriented, and sensing, which is
past oriented. Prior to enlightenment a person with a dominant perceiving
preference will tend to be preoccupied with the past or future. Enlightenment
doesn’t mean that someone will suddenly acquire facts that they had never
experienced, as this is physically impossible. Instead relationships are found
between different memories so that a new and more complete understanding of
the world is obtained. The first experience is that of tremendous clarity of
thought. You wake up and you understand the world so completely and can’t
understand why no one else understands because it is so obvious. There is a
startling realization of thousands of things simultaneously. Typically people
only maintain a few conscious thoughts at a time. Instead of say three,
imagine comprehending thousands of things simultaneously! It’s been very
reassuring to read about Buddhism and know that I am not alone in this
experience.
I wrote the content above about two months ago. If you want a more
objective and explicit definition, I composed the following; "The experience
variously referred to as Enlightenment, Satori, Prajna, Awakening and Healing simply
stated, is a neural synaptic cascade that integrates and aligns perceptual and
analytical cognitive
functions probably at an
engrammatic
level." It’s important to note that the
experience of “enlightenment” or “awakening” is different for each person. What
an individual brings to it in the form or memories and experience determines the
level of integrated comprehension during the initial stage of the experience. My
initial stage lasted approximately two weeks where I felt like my head was
spinning nearly everyday. After this initial integration phase I experienced a
variety of internal visualizations that as I reasoned and wrote them allowed me
to comprehend answers to questions that have eluded most everyone in this
particular dimension (local set of dimensional coordinates).
This experience coincided with the following dream on 07/19/2001. This is from
my “ideas” journal.
“I had a dream last night where I was walking along the hallways of what
were supposed to be the homes or living quarters of very wealthy people. But
the hallways appeared poorly constructed and maze like. I saw several well to
do people walking out of their homes to go to work. In the hallways near
different peoples homes were children’s clothes and toys but everyone was ok
with it. While walking down one hallway I pressed my face to a window and saw
the most beautiful and terrifying scene. These flimsy structures where built
on the very edge of a cliff that appeared to extend miles to my left and right
with a sheer cliff face that extended straight down for miles! I couldn’t make
out the bottom but the whole scene was remarkably beautiful with dense flora
everywhere. The sun was rising in the distance behind another densely forested
mountain range and the sky was every color of the rainbow. And here I was
leaning with my face against a window, set in what felt like one of the
flimsiest walls I had ever known on the precipice of the most terrifying yet
beautiful ledge that I could possibly imagine. This dream was in vibrant
color!”
I found an insightful interpretation of this type of dream here;
Cliff
“Standing on the edge of a cliff could be a frightening, but at the same time an
exhilarating experience. Dreaming about cliffs generally indicates that the
dreamer has come to a point of heightened understanding and awareness. An
increase in the level of consciousness may have occurred. Through hard work and
perseverance, the dreamer may have reached a vantage or plateau of
understanding.”
While the earliest stages of my experience included conscious awareness of
thousands of things simultaneously that level of conscious awareness is not
sustained. Instead, once understood consciously, the memories become
sub-conscious where they reside until a task requires their use. On the other
hand, the acquisition of all new knowledge and experience is more complete. The
more I read, experience and think, the more complete my understanding of
everything becomes. In the past people who were capable of comprehending the
less obvious features of our existence often went mad, consciously suppressed
awareness, misunderstood or suffered various forms
of schizophrenia as a form of psychic defense (the response depends on the
individual). Out of necessity, and as part of
a plan, those aspects will be revealed to everyone globally within the next 12
months. I repeat within, that could mean within one month. I really don’t know
the exact timetable but I do know who and what to watch.
(As of 8/30/01 it would appear as
though this process will take at least a couple of months, perhaps three.)
(As of 10/18/01 I'm hypothesizing by the end of the year. New years eve
perhaps.) (As of 01/09/02 I've decided to give up on guessing a date but I still
contend based on the decay rate of civilization exemplified by the United States
and its deteriorating relationship with other countries, it should wrap up in a
matter of months.) (Well I've found some support for my inability to
determine a specific date. On the other hand my prediction that the truth
would be revealed to everyone globally within 12 months was confirmed by Time
Magazine's July 1, 2002 cover story. Of course this is only the biblical
angle, for related predictions as well as sociological evidence from a
scientific perspective please review
this
evidence.
I've not seen institutional acceptance of my
Pleistocene Mass Extinction
theory yet.
36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the
angels of heaven, but my Father only.
37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son
of man be.
38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating
and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered
into the ark,
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so
shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Apocalypse Now
The biggest book of the summer is about the end of the world. It's also a sign
of our troubled times
By NANCY GIBBS, Time Magazine, Posted Sunday, June 23, 2002; 2:31 a.m.
EST
"The
word apocalypse," he observes, "comes from a Greek word that literally means
'lifting of the veil.' In an apocalyptic age, people feel that the veil of
normal, secular reality is lifting, and we can see behind the scenes, see where
God and the devil, good and evil are fighting to control the future." To the
extent that more people in the U.S. and around the world believe history is
accelerating, that ancient prophecies are being fulfilled in real time, "it
changes the way people feel about their circumstances, and the way they act.
"I
would go for years without anyone asking about the End Times," says Thomas
Tewell, senior minister of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in midtown
Manhattan—hardly a hothouse of apocalyptic fervor. "But since Sept. 11,
hard-core, crusty, cynical New York lawyers and stockbrokers who are not moved
by anything are saying, 'Is the world going to end?', 'Are all the events of the
Bible coming true?' They want to get right with God. I've never seen anything
like it in my 30 years in ministry."
I realize what I am saying sounds like stereotypical delusional
schizophrenia but I assure you it is not.
I've argued this issue on-line
with many people and in the end I successfully show with evidence that none of
my statements are delusional and I shed light on the flaws in the DSM
(Diagnostic and Statistical Manual) due to it's complete lack of recognition of
normal cognitive functional differentiation and specialization. You may have noticed I used the phrase
“this particular dimension”. For a better understanding of multiple dimensions
as well as several other things I may discuss I recommend reading or referring
to the national bestseller and Pulitzer Prize Finalist book, “The Elegant
Universe – Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate
Theory” by Brian Greene. Talking about more than three physical
dimensions or parallel realities is not easy or usually practical thing to do.
Click the image on the right to go to a NOVA website where you can watch three
hours of programming based on Greene's book.
Purposefully (paradox), last season there was an “Invisible Man” episode where a
researcher developed a serum to increase intelligence and administered it to
young college students. Eventually all of the students became psychotic and
suicidal while stating something like, “You don’t understand”. I know the answer
that terrified them. However, I also know why it should not be feared.
Coincidentally, it is quite easy to explain and you can find my Pleistocene Mass
Extinction Theory in the
Ancestry
section of this site. The program contained this factual and
prophetic quote from
Arthur Schopenhauer.
"Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity
for pain, and it is only
with the highest degree of intelligence that suffering reaches its supreme
point."
All “intelligent” life (I believe this may include every living thing) on this
planet is increasing in neural (or sensory) complexity at an exponential rate
and as a consequence an increased capacity for experiencing pain. As a minor
example the sensitivity of my hearing has nearly doubled since my enlightenment. It is painful for me to
remain in many public places. Objectively I know it has doubled by remembering
the setting on my television volume for comfortable listening. I used to listen
to the TV at a volume setting of 26 only a few months ago. Today 15 is
comfortable. I believe my other senses are heightened as well. Additionally, I
appear to be sleeping only about 5 hours a night instead of 8. There is mounting
evidence for the exponential increase in cognitive potential worldwide. Here are
only two resources I found with a single web search. I encourage you to perform
your own search on this and any other topic I discuss. (here is another,
The
Flynn Effect)
Experts at loss to explain large jump in average IQ
"It's a genuine mystery," said John Loehlin, a University of
Texas-Austin professor of psychology. "All of the explanations given are
probably true, but it's still hard to see how they would account for such a
large jump."
Increasing intelligence: the Flynn effect
"The increase was highest, 20 points per generation (30 years), in Belgium,
Holland and Israel, and lowest, 10 points per generation, in Denmark and
Sweden. Although the data are limited, it moreover seems that the increase is
accelerating."
All IQ tests are biased toward certain functional usage,
particularly those that use text, language or experience. Those that are fairest
utilize matrices and pattern recognition as this measures fundamental cognitive
function. The fairest type of IQ test I am aware of is the
Raven Progressive Matrices and involves visual pattern recognition. However
all tests
are biased and no
IQ test can measure the near infinite capacity for conscious and sub-conscious
thought or the experience of pain (and pleasure as they apparently follow the
same or similar pathways). Additionally, IQ can be improved in more than
one way. For my hypothesis on why and how IQ is increasing as well as
other psychological 'disorders' such as ADD/ADHD, Social Anxiety, and Asperger's
syndrome please read at least the following two sections of my Pleistocene Mass
Extinction Theory,
Introduction
and Earth.
I’m not trying to be elusive but the explanation is rather complex.
Discerning answers for so many questions took me more than two months and involved resolving
hundreds of paradoxes, many involving space and time. Nothing I will explain is
beyond the grasp of anyone with at least an average IQ. It appears I simply got
there first because of my particular natural cognitive functions and my
experience. (There could be others in other countries. India comes to
mind.) While I do know enough to
cause hysteria and panic on a global scale, I do not claim to have a “complete”
understanding of what is going on. I am continually questioning assumptions and
revising and reformulating theories as new data is made available. I will not
know exactly what is going on until the theory is tested and the events
themselves transpire. I will always attempt to clearly identify a personal or
subjective viewpoint. At all other times I will attempt to support my statements
with verifiable objective facts and research. If I make a statement that does
not appear to be supported by the material I present, please let me know and I
will elaborate. The abundance of content on the Internet makes this easy to do.
I have a natural tendency to eschew redundancy and avoid presenting material
that seems obvious to me.
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