Ego-Self, Real-Self and Uni-Being (Objective Reason)
So far we have seen quiet a bit Personality (Ego Self),
Essence (Real Self), and now we
will move over to the next level termed by Gurdjieff as ‘Objective
Reason’.
The first two levels of ‘beings’ sound quite personal
referring to an individual,
But the third one do not sound personal pertaining to an
individual but a sort of
intelligence.
Yes, it is so.
Different traditions call this with different names like ‘Enlightenment’,
‘Samadhi’,
‘Nirvana’, ‘Christ Consciousness’, ‘Cosmic Consciousness’, ‘Union with God’ and so on.
It is very difficult to describe this being, even the
‘Chosen Ones’ are not very successful .
May be because,
‘Uni-Being’/ ‘Objective Reason’ is a non-dualistic entity,
where as ‘Ego-Self’ and ‘Real
Self’ are dualistic entities and so also our life and
language.
But we will try to understand through comparison and
example.
What are the characteristics of ‘Uni-Being’ / Objective
Reason in relation to Ego-Self
and Real-Self ?
Let us consider common feeling ‘SYMPATHY’ to understand
this.
What is called ‘SYMPATHY’ in ego-self can become ‘EMPATHY’ in
real-self and that
in turn can become ‘COMPASSION’ in Uni-being .
Let us see how the depth
is generated .
Ego-Self
Outlook here is personal,
that is ‘My Suffering’ is different from ‘Other’s Suffering’.
It can show only SYMPATHY towards
other’ suffering, nothing more.
Real-Self
The outlook here universal,
it is not ‘My Suffering’ or ‘Other’s suffering’ but ‘human
Suffering’.
So it can go further; and show EMPATHY towards other’s
suffering.
That is to put oneself into other’s position and feel
other’s pain.
Uni-Being
The out look here is absolute, that is ‘Suffering’ as such
is a phenomenon of lower self.
Uni-being do not suffer
because there no ‘I’, ‘ME’ to suffer.
So it can go much further, and show COMPASSION towards other
beings who are
suffering.
And Uni-Being works to end other’s suffering by lifting them
from lower self to
‘Objective Reason’.
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