Welcome again to another conversation....
Are Developmental Levels Elitist?
Sali, you raised this question when you commented to What is Mastery?, that having advanced communicating and relating skills seemed fine enough but being called an advanced communicator or a forward thinker seemed like it seperated you from others. I thank you for that observation because many people I talk with have the same concern. And yes, I think you are right. It does... and so it is with those who call themselves, a KKK member or a Nazi, etc. These are differences aren't they? Differences in a world of multiplicity seperate us and lead us to forget that at our deepest levels we are equal because we are One.
There really is only One Mind and that is a Universal Mind that at a deeper level, we all share.
Ha! But here's the rub!
Right there... in THAT statement, I just seperated myself from others, didn't I? It wasnt a label, like "forward thinker", it was a statement. There are many, many people who will not only disagree with that statement, but they will have no clue about the experiences I have had that have led me to that "Knowing". I also know that although we are of one Mind, our experiences legitimately seperate us from others. There are things you know from experiences on a spiritual path that are greater, more sophisticated, more integrated than what others know. There are things you know in the areas of science, running a solo business, life, etc., that are greater, more sophisticated, more encompassing than what a first grader knows...and of course some of you know more than most people know.
Why? Because you are more mature. You are more DEVELOPED. You know what they know...and more.
A WORLD-CENTRIC FORWARD THINKER is at a higher, more encompassing level of development than AN ETHNOCENTRIC NAZI THINKER. A NAZI THINKER is at a higher more encompassing level of development than AN EGO-CENTRIC FIRST GRADER. Is this labeling? seperating? discriminating? dare i say judging?
YES!
Is that wise to do? Does it seem right? Well, who would you rather have as your mentor...a first grader, a nazi or a forward thinker? Do you think those differences matter or are we all equal? It seems to me we confuse levels of Being when we even ask this question. "Flatlanders" are people who dont have the knowledge or experience to really understand that we are operating on a physical plane and on a spiritual plane (more encompassing). And the Universal Laws are different on each one. So while we ARE of one Mind we also ARE different. And that's just one of the many paradoxes that people who do experience life multi-dimensionally are OK with.
So... I ask YOU
Does more maturity, more development, make you an elitist?
Please do leave a post in the comment section below....thanks!
anna
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