Reason
The shortcomings of this level [Reason] are the failure to clearly distinguish the difference between symbols and what they represent… At this level, it is easy…to become infatuated with concepts and theories… Intellectualizing can become an end in itself. Reason is limited in that it does not afford the capacity for the discernment of essence or of the critical point of a complex issue. And it generally disregards context.
Reason does not in and of itself provide a guide to truth. … Although Reason is highly effective in a technical world where the methodologies of logic dominate, Reason itself, paradoxically, is the major block to reaching higher levels of consciousness.
—David R. Hawkins, The Map of Consciousness Explained: A Proven Energy Scale to Actualize Your Ultimate Potential
Unconditional Love
The…[Love] level is characterized by the development of a Love that is unconditional, unchanging, and permanent. … Loving is a state of being. It is a way of relating to the world that is forgiving, nurturing, and supportive. Love is not intellectual and does not proceed from the mind. Love emanates from the heart. It has the capacity to lift others and accomplish great feats because of its purity of motive.
… As Reason is bypassed, there arises the capacity for instantaneous recognition of the totality of a problem and a major expansion of context… Reason deals only with particulars, whereas Love deals with wholes. This ability…is the capacity for instantaneous understanding without resorting to sequential symbol processing. This phenomenon may sound abstract but is, in fact, quite concrete…
… Love focuses on the goodness of life in all its expressions and augments that which is positive. It dissolves negativity by recontextualizing it rather than by attacking it.
—David R. Hawkins, The Map of Consciousness Explained: A Proven Energy Scale to Actualize Your Ultimate Potential
Inner Joy
As Love becomes more and more unconditional, it begins to be experienced as an inner Joy. … Joy arises from within each moment of existence, rather than from any external source; …[Joy] is also the level of healing…
… The hallmark of this state is compassion. People who have attained this level have a notable effect on others. They are capable of a prolonged, open visual gaze, which induces a state of love and peace.
… Everything happens effortlessly, by synchronicity… These phenomena represent the power of the energy field…
… There is a desire to use one’s state of consciousness for the benefit of life itself… This capacity…is accompanied by the discovery that the more one loves, the more one can love.
—David R. Hawkins, The Map of Consciousness Explained: A Proven Energy Scale to Actualize Your Ultimate Potential
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