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Buddha at the Gas Pump

452. Ken Wilber

Apr 30, 2018
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Quick takeaways

  • Waking up and growing up are distinct processes that can occur independently, with traditional spiritual teachings often neglecting the importance of growing up.
  • Behavior of enlightened individuals can vary due to their stage of growing up, highlighting the need for integration of waking up and growing up in spiritual practices.

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Waking up and growing up are separate processes

Waking up, which refers to direct spiritual experiences, and growing up, which involves cognitive, moral, and emotional development, are two distinct processes. They can occur independently, with one being advanced while the other lags behind. Traditional religious teachings primarily focus on waking up, neglecting the importance of growing up. Waking up experiences can occur at any stage of growing up, and individuals at different stages may interpret these experiences differently. Growing up involves developing multiple lines of intelligence, such as cognitive, moral, and emotional intelligence, through different stages. These stages are not easily identifiable through introspection and can only be observed accurately through external developmental models. The lack of understanding and integration of growing up and cleaning up (working with repressed emotions) in spiritual teachings has led to imbalances and shortcomings in many spiritual paths.

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