1/ We live in a period of time characterized by great instability in all aspects of existence, and we are entering a period of even greater instability. A crisis is looming.
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True, but from a societal point of view, once you go outside the accepted standard of behaviour, you "loose it". I assume most arhants by western standards would be considered mad, as all abstractions and false realities are gone from their mind.
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12/ Absent the proper means of individuation, human beings lack in fundamental life experience, and become individuated only as far as their minds are concerned; and the mind is no substitute for experience.
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13/ Seeing the future coming, and being unprepared, unsure of your place in it, your ability to manage, your faith in the external systems that would traditionally alleviate some of those doubts is terrifying.
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14/ Naturally, human beings will gravitate towards whatever they perceive as a security to inoculate themselves against the chaos of their experience. In times of crisis, this is only amplified.
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15/ People will latch onto whatever makes them fill the void of significance and meaning, whatever allows them to feel security, whatever provides them with a sense of identity.
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16/ In itself, this is not bad. It is the process through which we mature and individuate. Unfortunately, for most, instead of each new iteration being a stepping stone, one iteration becomes the anchor point.
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17/ There are many forces at play that create the present situation. In its present form, this condition is unsustainable. It is like a simmer. Once the bubbles start popping, it will boil, and eventually spill over.
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18/ Society as a whole is a reflection of its people. And people, taken collectively, are at the level of maturity of a child, yet face an imminent crisis for which they are wholly unprepared.
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19/ This fundamental conflict is what most people are attempting to contend with, and what makes people lose their mind, psychologically speaking. I'm reminded of DFW describing the condition...
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