Notion of Growth

Author(s): Hermann Kuhn
Publisher: Crosswind Publishing Germany

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ability and perception; both produce the same dynamic stimulation of our development.
This means that at all times people were able to find their path to liberation intuitively, without ever getting access to scriptures dealing with this type of knowledge. The Tattvarthasutra states explicitly that the development of consciousness is independent of any formal knowledge - and this consequently also includes the information contained in the Tattvarthasutra. This emphasizes that the real key to higher stages of consciousness is our own intuitive comprehension, - and that everyone heading in this direction is capable of unfolding this comprehension from within himself in a self-sufficient way at any time he decides to do so.
Confidence in the purpose of reality is the key to liberation. But what is reality?
Many of today's people would probably spontaneously reply: 'Reality? That's - working, eating, drinking, sleeping, recreation, family, friends, television and vacations. Why this question?'
6 The one and only cause for the unfoldment of samyag darshana is
the removal of inner blocks that prevent us from perceiving this special ability. As soon as these obstacles are removed, we spontaneously gain access to this intuitive key for inner growth. It is entirely irrelevant whether the removal of the obstacles is generated from within ourselves (by intuition) or has been triggered by outside factors instruction by others, the study of corresponding knowledge etc.).
Both factors are independent of each other, - both may appear simultaneously. Since both produce the same result, it is irrelevant which of them appears first.