Having completed David Hawkins' book " The Eye of the I," Friday, there are too many incidentals to relay in this blog - the book is dense with surprising material. One is that, yes, the author believes himself to be an enlightened being, beyond the theater of humanity. I have not Googled his name, but he must be quite old now, having received his MD in 1952, and hopefully he is still alive. To meet a realized person might be something special. Another item: march to no causes - in this you will be just part of the theater. Instead, rise above the theater, where your level of consciousness will have far greater results than taking over an administration building. Another: as time is imaginary, your enlightenment is already here - it is just waiting to be opened up to.
And so on, interesting stuff; but what caught my eye this weekend was the validation of Hawkins' idea of an "attractor factor," that is, that we all possess a certain level of energy (cosmic or otherwise) that attracts that same level of energy to ourselves. That is, the cynical will attract the cynical, the depressed the depressed, the striving materialists the other strivers and so forth. I am not sure how Hawkins deals with the "opposites attract" dictum, although actual experiments have shown that to normally NOT be the case, but Hawkins is talking more of general lifestyles and circles of people rather than of particulars. In this, it is my gut feeling that he is correct, and an occurrence this weekend gave this some validation.
My son has had a friend I'll call Alvin since early grade school, and since then, any time he hangs out with Alvin, some trouble occurs. At first it was a rock-throwing incident at the public pool; then it was a run-in with a variety store owner who called the cops when Alvin, my son and a few others were deciding on which soda cartons to buy. Then it was troubled girls and cars breaking down. Recently, my son stayed over at Alvin's rented trailer and got up in the night to drink some water. He had not been told that the water had become contaminated, and he spent the morning retching and so on. Last weekend, Alvin and a friend had been trying to light a fire. According to Alvin, his friend had unknowingly soaked the logs with gasoline, and when Alvin went to light it, the flames blew up in his face. He had minor burns and scabs to prove it when he told me. This weekend, it was camping in an area that (surprise!) became partially flooded and was infested with mosquitoes.
Alvin: never a criminal or even shop-lifter, still he attracts trouble. And those who are with him get into trouble or attract it themselves.
I have friends who are golden - it seems things just fall into their laps. Others, hardships of professional or familial or what- have- you natures plague them. Much has been written about the traps we ourselves create, and millions have been made on self-help books that promise to teach us how to change our outlook. But according to Hawkins, it is often the case that this can NOT be changed, at least under ordinary circumstances. Like IQ or athletic potential, it might be moderated with environment, but we will continue to lean towards whatever attractor pattern that we had beforehand.
For Hawkins, a psychiatrist with standard training, the only way to avoid or enhance an attractor pattern is to step out of the game entirely; that is, to rise above the very mind that his created this reality, through contemplation. Further, we cannot force this to happen - we must be ready, it must be our time. But we have to recall that enlightenment has already happened -we only have to let it in. In the odd way of mystical speech, if we are seeking the right door - that is, the path to enlightenment (not, say, a new attractor pattern for a young guy that will bring in the ladies), then we are ready. And with that, we can rise above our pattern much as a child can rise above the pain of childhood taunts with maturity.
Personally, I don't know what I attract, as my friends and acquaintances have experienced very different levels of success and happiness. Is there a certain adhering quality that we all share?
The best I can think of is that we all like to drink beer. If that is my energy level of attraction, it might be best to double down on the contemplation. Then again, beer promotes conversation, and conversation, ideas. Although growth is always good, perhaps in some cases we should be grateful for what we have as well. FK
And so on, interesting stuff; but what caught my eye this weekend was the validation of Hawkins' idea of an "attractor factor," that is, that we all possess a certain level of energy (cosmic or otherwise) that attracts that same level of energy to ourselves. That is, the cynical will attract the cynical, the depressed the depressed, the striving materialists the other strivers and so forth. I am not sure how Hawkins deals with the "opposites attract" dictum, although actual experiments have shown that to normally NOT be the case, but Hawkins is talking more of general lifestyles and circles of people rather than of particulars. In this, it is my gut feeling that he is correct, and an occurrence this weekend gave this some validation.
My son has had a friend I'll call Alvin since early grade school, and since then, any time he hangs out with Alvin, some trouble occurs. At first it was a rock-throwing incident at the public pool; then it was a run-in with a variety store owner who called the cops when Alvin, my son and a few others were deciding on which soda cartons to buy. Then it was troubled girls and cars breaking down. Recently, my son stayed over at Alvin's rented trailer and got up in the night to drink some water. He had not been told that the water had become contaminated, and he spent the morning retching and so on. Last weekend, Alvin and a friend had been trying to light a fire. According to Alvin, his friend had unknowingly soaked the logs with gasoline, and when Alvin went to light it, the flames blew up in his face. He had minor burns and scabs to prove it when he told me. This weekend, it was camping in an area that (surprise!) became partially flooded and was infested with mosquitoes.
Alvin: never a criminal or even shop-lifter, still he attracts trouble. And those who are with him get into trouble or attract it themselves.
I have friends who are golden - it seems things just fall into their laps. Others, hardships of professional or familial or what- have- you natures plague them. Much has been written about the traps we ourselves create, and millions have been made on self-help books that promise to teach us how to change our outlook. But according to Hawkins, it is often the case that this can NOT be changed, at least under ordinary circumstances. Like IQ or athletic potential, it might be moderated with environment, but we will continue to lean towards whatever attractor pattern that we had beforehand.
For Hawkins, a psychiatrist with standard training, the only way to avoid or enhance an attractor pattern is to step out of the game entirely; that is, to rise above the very mind that his created this reality, through contemplation. Further, we cannot force this to happen - we must be ready, it must be our time. But we have to recall that enlightenment has already happened -we only have to let it in. In the odd way of mystical speech, if we are seeking the right door - that is, the path to enlightenment (not, say, a new attractor pattern for a young guy that will bring in the ladies), then we are ready. And with that, we can rise above our pattern much as a child can rise above the pain of childhood taunts with maturity.
Personally, I don't know what I attract, as my friends and acquaintances have experienced very different levels of success and happiness. Is there a certain adhering quality that we all share?
The best I can think of is that we all like to drink beer. If that is my energy level of attraction, it might be best to double down on the contemplation. Then again, beer promotes conversation, and conversation, ideas. Although growth is always good, perhaps in some cases we should be grateful for what we have as well. FK
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