There is a belief in most people that they have to read books, watch videos, listen to audio tapes, join groups, talk to their priests, rabbis, gurus, parents, teachers, friends, and many other things, to "
discover/learn" precisely what is required to
Evolve in this lifetime (or even to become
Enlightened, if that term is preferred,) primarily because they don't know what these words even mean. So they have to ask others to explain everything to them. But... good luck with that. It rarely works. Most people just become more confused about everything, not less so. Those who ARE evolving, KNOW it and probably know WHY and HOW, and they do so in spite of all that supposed "preparation" - which is, more often than not, nothing more than distraction at best.
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In every cosmos containing living beings, there are the "
beings" (the many), and there are the "
super-beings" (the few, of which there may be only one). The "
beings" are stuck on their home planet for the duration, but the "
super-beings" can and will leave under their own power. "
Beings" have some small or even great amount of focus and/or attention and/or awareness, but no consciousness - certainly not like the "
super-beings" which ARE Consciousness. Of course, all things being relative, "
super-beings" in one part of the universe could be insects, or germs in another.
On planet Earth - you know, the lucky one, a "
Goldilocks Planet" - homo sapiens sapiens, also known simply as human "
beings", are the "
super-beings," albeit in gestation. Most of them are, presently, only at the level of "
beings" - which means they are not much more evolved than dogs, bears, lions, elephants, etc., and in far too many cases, even less evolved. In any case, what is necessary for a human "
being" to evolve during its life to the level of a "
super-being" is part of its genetic code - which means, no particular teachings from "out there" are specifically required. Each human "
being" can achieve their true level of
being just by living, experiencing life, and paying attention to all things. Some (a few) attain the status of "
super-beings."
In the case of Earth-bound human "
beings," they are only
partially wired up to become "
super-beings," so very few of them actually do. What that means is, that only certain connections have been completed, but many, many others have not yet been. Hence, the need to acquire, and remember, and think about their "life experiences," in order to complete those connections for oneself. Only then can the "
being" begin to discover those Great Secrets known only to "
super-beings", by extracting them from the noise going on, inside and outside, that masks them. This world - in here and out there - is VERY noisy to say the least, and it requires attaining, and maintaining, a high degree of
inner silence to even begin to hear those secrets, let alone to put them into continual, daily, hourly practice.
And what does "attaining silence" (in order to hear the secrets) actually mean? That's simple. Stop thinking about what you've read, or heard, or seen - from out there in the world of ordinary "beings" - particularly in the way of descriptions, methods, instructions regarding your OWN Evolution. (And while you're at it, stop talking mindlessly, to yourself and others, about personal nonsense and silliness to the best of your ability; make THAT a habit.) Ones' OWN evolution is one's own responsibility, and one does NOT need advice from other people on this. Reach that necessary level of silence; dwell there for awhile hourly, daily, and repeat; and the secrets will come, do come, and soon you may be able to Speak them coherently to yourself, and to others. That is when the FEAST of a lifetime can be shared with all your Real Friends.
What people have never understood rightly, is that hearing and reading and watching youtubes and television and movies does NOT evoke those secrets from the core of their being which contains them. Only Speaking from Silence can do that. Not chit-chatting with your office mates, not talkin' trash with your bro's, and not conversing with your friends and families about your day or your job or your life in general. That's a start, sure, because it trains the mind to form, at least, semi-coherent sentences and paragraphs that may actually convey something useful. But there is a long way to go from that which any middle-school person should be able to do, to that which could be called Speaking one's Truth.
The bottom line here is this: one's
OWN experience while living an ordinary life on Earth (sans all the nonsense and silliness from others who think they know MORE than you), is more than sufficient to provide the user with all that is necessary to EVOLVE, if they can just see what's going on, connect-the-dots, limit all their unnecessary talk (inner and outer) about almost everything, and of course,
THINK! But, in reality, evolution of consciousness - or, conscious evolution - is the work of "
super-beings." Everything else is simply the ordinary life of the ordinary "
beings."
There are few who can, or will "
get" anything from this story - which admittedly sounds almost "made up," right? - because what people can "
GET," of any enduring value, is that which they unlock, discover and HEAR rumbling around and bubbling up from the depths of their
OWN inner being, such that they - sometimes later perhaps - can formulate into something useful for a Friend in This. And of course,
SPEAK!