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10th January 2015
By Phil Watt
Guest Writer for Wake Up World
Some call it spirituality, others religion, the experience of consciousness, or the paranormal. The blurring of the lines between one person’s mind and the rest of reality has been called many things by many cultures over the course of humanity’s history. But no matter what you call this timeless, worldwide phenomenon, most people have personally had extraordinary experiences, too.
Even though my experience of an ‘extraordinary’ interconnection with the external world has confirmed my belief of unity near countless times, I still challenge it logically in each relevant moment because, on the surface, our experience can really seem quite random and desolate. But every time I undertake this critique, my understanding is reinforced, some moments more mind-bendingly than others.
Through this reflection on the concept of unity I became an advocate for virtuous thinking, feeling and action, which I call the v-three. I found that the v-three is present in many traditional teachings, sometimes before and sometimes after learning their philosophical and practical importance in my life. Concepts and practices which relate to the v-three include peace, respect, compassion, truth, love, charity, humility, harmony, acceptance, creativity, service, wisdom, patience, reverence and humour, to name but a few.
Yet attempting to live this way was contradicted by many socially-accepted practices that are assumed to be positive for society, even if they’re having a stronger negative impact. Primary examples are the glorification of image and the consumerist machine. They just seemed so backwards. So I steered away from mainstream reality and focused on testing the truth of what I had learned to ensure that I uncovered fact from fiction.
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