With some, he’d feel secure – with others, frightened or dejected. When approached, the bum’s response to these different levels of consciousness would vary with them. At 600 (Peace), he’s revealed as our own self in a temporary expression. Perhaps we’d then be able to see that he is, in fact, one who had transcended social limits and gone free, a joyful old guy with the wisdom of age in his face and the serenity that comes from indifference to material things. At the higher levels, the old man begins to look not only interesting, but friendly – and then lovable.At 400 (Reason), he’s a symptom of the current economic and social malaise, or perhaps a good subject for in-depth psychological study. At 350 (Acceptance), the man on the corner appears intriguing: He probably has an interesting story to tell he’s where he is for reasons we may never understand. At 310 (Willingness), we might decide to go down and see what we can do to cheer up that fellow on the corner maybe we’d be motivated to volunteer some time at the local shelter. “Live and let live,” we might say – after all, he’s not hurting anyone. At 250 (Neutrality), the bum looks okay, maybe even interesting.At 200 (Courage), we might be motivated to wonder if there is a local homeless shelter – all he needs is a job and a place to live. At 175 (Pride), he could be seen as an embarrassment or lacking the self-respect to better himself. At 125 (Desire), he might represent a frustrating problem – why doesn’t somebody do something? At 150 (Anger), the old man might look like he could be violent or, on the other hand, one could be furious that such horrible conditions exist in our country today. At consciousness level of 100 (Fear), we might see the bum as threatening, a social menace: Perhaps we should call the police before he commits some crime.At 75 (Grief), the old man looks tragic, friendless, and forlorn. At 50 (Hopelessness), his plight would appear desperate, a damning piece of evidence to prove that society can’t do anything about homelessness. From the level 30 (Guilt), he’d be blamed for his condition: He deserves what he gets he’s probably a lazy welfare cheat. From the bottom of the scale, at the level of 20 (Shame), the bum is seen to be dirty, disgusting, and disgraceful.
Look at him from the perspective of various levels of consciousness, and note the differences in how he appears to different people and viewpoints. “…Imagine a “bum” on the street corner: In an upscale neighborhood stands an old man in tattered clothes, alone and leaning against the corner of an elegant brownstone. Instead of paraphrasing this passage, I feel it is best to simply absorb it on your own: Like many emotional scales, his numerical model helps to illustrate increasing levels of maturity and growth in the development of individual human evolution beginning with shame, guilt and apathy and eventually reaching to the pinnacle of conscious evolution and the experience of joy, peace and enlightenment. His scientific background paired with the awakened state prompted him to create a model for expressing various levels of consciousness.
Through many years of searching he finally realized the ultimate goal, that of awakening or enlightenment. For those that are unfamiliar, Hawkins was a prominent American Psychiatrist who was also an ardent spiritual seeker. Hawkins that has stayed with me for many years. There is a passage in the book, Power vs.
“A MAN IS WHAT HE THINKS ABOUT ALL DAY LONG.” – RALPH WALDO EMERSON How you see the world tells a lot about you.
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What do you see here? A worthless bum or joyful free being? A disgusting vagrant or a version of your greater Self?