26. Individuality comes first, before the group.
from The Ultimate: Enlightenment with Atma Bodha Hosted by Atma Bodha
Individuality comes first, before the group. The World is not Ending Enlightenment is about individual empowerment, not collective consciousness. The group is second to the individual. The group only exists to protect the individual. Individuals did not exist to protect the group. Individual identity is more important than group identity. This is because there is a spark of Divinity within each individual. Firstly, spirituality is a deeply personal and intimately solitary experience that should not be conformed to match a group identity. Secondly, ee should respect and honor that sacred essence in everyone. It is disrespectful to that spark of unlimitlessness to subjugate it under a group. The beauty about individualism is that I don't need to tell people what to do. There is a spark of Divinity in everyone, so they can be individually guided from within. There is a spark of Divinity in everyone so they can be individually guided from within. It is like recognizing that who you are is not only who you are in your own body, but there is a part of you that exists outside of your body and is in fact even greater than how you perceive yourself. When the mind is attached to Truth, there is no such thing as "ego" as many define it. Enlightenment is not about losing your individuality. This is a common misunderstanding. In fact, Enlightenment is the culmination of inspired individualism. Losing your individuality is not Enlightenment, but the oppressive conformity of collectivism.
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