Notion of Growth

SR No.: 006735
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Hermann Kuhn
Publisher: Crosswind Publishing Germany
Total Pages: 202
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 8 MB

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APPLICATION THE NOTION OF GROWTH
mechanisms, on this fifth level we use this clarity to consciously direct our action towards liberation. We are carried by an energy previously unknown which amplifies all our efforts. We feel a profound inner urge to venture to more comprehensive levels of understanding and recognize with increasing clarity which of the many potential lines of action in our daily life will lead towards liberation.
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On this level the Five Freedoms are recognized as the main lines of action that lead in this direction. Although we succeed only partially and imperfectly to put them into practice, we fully comprehend the potential and scope the Freedoms opens up for us: We experience more intense levels of compassion and an increasing grasp on truth. We become aware how our entire environment supports our path. We sense the unfoldment of inner growth. The more we detach our emotions from material objects and their associated worries, the more we experience a freedom never tasted before.
The fifth gunasthana is mainly characterized by the following theme: Though we fully recognize the potential the Five Freedoms offer us, we consciously reject to transfer all this insight into action. This is caused by the manifestation of a particular type of karma (pratyakhyanavarana kashaya), which is the main issue of the fifth level. The more we understand that our progress depends exclusively on how much energy we invest into the realization of the Five Freedoms, the more our thrust in this direction is amplified by our surroundings. The more we realize that only we shape our development and the better we transfer this insight into action, the more we speed up our progress.
Temporarily our consciousness can still be overpowered by intense manifestations of karma which for a