(06-29-2010, 01:11 PM)unity100 Wrote: i also would like to caution ; once you really start moving forward, and your mind and soul becomes aware and free of the societal clutches, you will 'feel' different and everyone around you will know it internally. they know it, because these changes are also solid changes in time/space.
a noticeable number of them may feel that youre being estranged from them, becoming 'strange', becoming distant or rebel, blasphemous, and so on. actually, any state of mind and feeling that will take you out of the herd consciousness will irritate the herd you left. they may have varying reactions towards your change, each of them may react differently. they may even pressure you to fit into norms.
such a journey is not for the one who is weak in resolve. if you are not ready to forfeit a lot of things, you shouldnt venture forth. your environment will change, people around you will eventually change, old ones replaced new ones unexpectedly coming into your life and so on.
of course, these are all only social repercussions. there is also the 'magical' facets and results of such a journey.
The situation that you describe is, in my experience, true. Once one initiates this life transformation, more and more light will shine through their every thought and action. People do take notice of this once the person has reached a point where the majority of thoughts that they partake in are no longer conditioned. Like the Buddha said, action follows thought. So if their thoughts are no longer conditioned, neither are their actions. The combination of both is an energy that is continually put out that does have a profound and life-changing effect on the person who is seeking.
The life changes that result in seeking inwards are never something to be feared, though. It is exactly what this life is about! When one "breaks free" of the societal mind, the catalyst that follows is extremely powerful and engaging! If met with openness and a willingness to learn, it teaches the lessons of love so well! One will not lose touch with his fellow beings if he keeps sight of love while going forward. The love that you give out is what humanity craves to understand. If you go forth fearlessly, you will meet up with, or find that you have already met up with, others who are ready to accept your new way of thinking, and in doing so learn new ways of thinking for themselves.
The movement and reactions of others as you plunge into new ways of thought act as a mirror for you to learn how to be aware of love in all situations. In the same way, the others who are given the gift of reacting to you see themselves reflected in your thoughts and actions. If enough people break free of the societal mind, what societal mind will be left to break free of?