Evolution of consciousness

The process of evolution, the evolution that is possible for mankind as a whole, is completely analogous to the process of evolution that is possible for an individual. It starts the same way, for example: one particular group of cells gradually becomes aware; then it attracts other cells that are subordinated to it, and gradually causes the whole organism to begin to serve that purpose, not just to eat, drink and sleep. (You have no soul. You are a soul.) It is evolution, and there is no other evolution. In humanity, as with an individual, everything starts with the formation of a conscious nucleus. All the mechanical forces of this life struggle against the creation of this core of consciousness in humanity in the same way as all mechanical habits, tastes and weaknesses are struggling against man's conscious self-consciousness. There are two processes that are sometimes called 'involutive' and 'evolutionary'. The difference between them is as follows: Involutive process begins consciously in the Absolute and then becomes mechanical on the next stage - as it evolves, it becomes more and more mechanical; The evolutionary process begins half-conscious, but it becomes more aware and more aware, which evolves further. This evolutionary process must take place uninterruptedly. Each delay causes one separation from the basic process. These separate, isolated fragments of consciousness that have been stopped in their development can also be united and live for a certain period of time fighting the evolving process. If nothing, all this makes the evolutionary process much more interesting. One has to understand the following: his evolution is necessary only for himself. And no one is obliged or intends to help him. On the contrary, forces opposing the evolution of the great masses of mankind are also opposed to the evolution of the individual. Man must outwit them, and one man can outwit them, while mankind can not. Later you will realize that all these barriers are very useful to man; when they would not exist, they should be deliberately created, because man overcoming obstacles develops those qualities that are necessary for him.

Proces evolucije, one evolucije koja je moguća za čovečanstvo kao celinu, potpuno je analogna procesu evolucije koji je moguć za individualnog čoveka. To počinje na isti način, kao na primer: jedna određena grupa ćelija postepeno postaje svesna; onda ona privlači ka sebi druge ćelije, koje su joj podređene, i postepeno izaziva to da ceo organizam počne da služi tom cilju, a ne samo da jede, pije i spava.Ti nemaš dušu. Ti si duša. To je evolucija i ne postoji nikakva druga evolucija. Kod čovečanstva, kao i kod individualnog čoveka, sve počinje sa formiranjem jednog svesnog jezgra. Sve mehaničke sile ovog života bore se protiv stvaranja tog jezgra svesti kod čovečanstva, na isti način kao što se bore sve mehaničke navike, ukusi i slabosti protiv čovekovog svesnog pamćenja samog sebe. Postoje dva procesa koji se ponekad nazivaju 'involutivni' i 'evolutivni.' Razlika između njih je u sledećem: Involutivni proces počinje svesno u Apsolutu a onda na sledećoj stepenici postaje mehaničan – kako se razvija, tako postaje sve više mehaničan; evolutivni proces počinje polu-svesno ali on postaje sve svesniji i svesniji, što se dalje razvija. Taj evolutivni proces mora da se odvija neprekidno. Svaki zastoj uzrokuje jedno odvajanje od osnovnog procesa. Ti zasebni, izdvojeni fragmenti svesti koji su zaustavljeni u svom razvoju, mogu se takođe ujediniti i živeti određeno vreme boreći se protiv evolutivnog procesa. Ako ništa, sve to čini evolutivni proces mnogo interesantnijim.

Čovek mora da shvati sledeće: njegova evolucija je neophodna jedino njemu samom. I niko nije obavezan niti namerava da mu pomaže. Naprotiv, sile koje se suprotstavljaju evoluciji velikih masa čovečanstva suprotstavljaju se i evoluciji pojedinca.

Čovek ih mora nadmudriti, a jedan čovek može da ih nadmudri,

dok čovečanstvo ne može.

Kasnije ćete shvatiti da su sve ove prepreke čoveku veoma korisne;

kad ne bi postojale trebalo bi ih namerno stvoriti,

jer čovek prevazilazeći prepreke razvija one kvalitete koji su mu neophodni.