"No man can tell whether he is rich or poor by turning to his ledger. It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich according to what he is; not according to what he has."
Henry Ward Beecher
In last week's blog post, I wrote about emotional energy and the levels of energy each emotion carries with it. This information was obtained from a must read book, entitled, "Power vs. Force", by David R. Hawkins. I have found this book most instrumental in opening not only my eyes, but the eyes of those I teach.
In this next blog, we will take a look at how individual people at the different levels of energy view the world. To begin, please look at the picture at the top of this blog and tell yourself what you see. Do not ask yourself, but rather TELL yourself. Be honest. It is very important for this particular lesson, that you are brutally honest with what you see in that picture. Be specific as well, and be cognizant, (aware), of the feelings you get when you look at the picture and TELL yourself what you see. Imagine you are viewing this scene in your present moment reality, (in real life). Please note that there is no right or wrong with what you see. Right and wrong are a matter of opinion based on our individual consciousness levels. Although we all know that stealing and killing are inappropriate behavior and are actions we may not partake in; there are those cultures around the world, where such behavior is common practice and a means of survival.
Now that you have viewed the above photograph and have become aware of your emotions, (feelings) towards what you saw, let's break down those thoughts as an attempt to better understand our own personal conscious levels.
In my previous blog I gave a mini chart of the numerical value placed on certain emotions. Shame was at the very bottom at an energy level of 20, so here is where we will begin.
At the level of Shame (20), the bum/homeless man, is seen as "dirty, disgraceful and disgusting".
At the level of Guilt (30), we place blame on him for his condition and assume that he is responsibile for his plight.
At the level of Hopelessness (50), he is preceived as "desperate", proof that "society can't do anything about homelessness".
At the level of Grief (75), the homeless man appears, "tragic, friendless, and forlorn".
Fear is an emotion that is generated from a lack of understanding. We fear what we do not know. At the level of Fear (100), this man is seen as "threatening", a menace to society and an assumption that he will probably commit a crime is often thought.
At the level of Desire (125), he poses as a representative of an ongoing problem, "why doesn't somebody do something".
At the level of Anger (150), this poor homeless man may appear "violent"; or from the opposite perspective, we may become outraged that a condition such as this is in existence in our society today.
At the level of Pride (175), one may determine that this poor soul has not enough "self-respect" or self esteem to change his own condition.
At the level of Courage (200), the individual viewing this homeless man may be wondering, "if there is a local homeless shelter-all he needs is a job and a place to live".
At the level of Neutrality (250), an individual's viewpoint at this level is of no concern for the plight of the homeless man. The emotional or rather non-emotional thought may be that the man looks fine and possibily "interesting". "Live and let live". We view him as a man doing as he so chooses to do.
At the level of Willingness (300), one may decide that there may be something they could do to help "cheer up" the man on the street, even possibly "volunteer" at a shelter.
At the level of Acceptane (350), a person may take on the opinion that all things happen for a reason. This homeless man probably has "an interesting story to tell"; he may even appear "intriguing".
It is true that you don't know a person's story by just looking at them. When I was a kid, growing up in a small town in NJ, there was this tiny, little, petite, woman who everyone called Ms. Kitty. Ms. Kitty would walk the streets of the town, (only in daylight), with her little handbag, huge beehive, golden blond hair, bright, bright, red lipstick, clown colored cheeks and light blue eyeshadow. She was said to be in her late 70's early 80's at the time. All Ms. Kitty would do is walk up and down the main avenue in the town, talking out loud to herself as if she was crazy, and constantly shaking her head from what we now know to be Parkinson's. Everyday, (except in rain), we would see Ms. Kitty walking. As kids in grammar school we saw Ms. Kitty and always laughed saying, "Look at her, there she is again". We always made sure to walk on the opposite side of the street from her, in "fear" of course. Hindsight being 20/20, we now know that we had nothing to fear from this totally harmless woman. In high school we later found out that Ms. Kitty's deceased husband was responsible for the invention of the "Fire Extinguisher", and that Ms. Kitty was actually a very wealthy woman. We also were informed that she lived in Overbrook Hospital, a state run facility for the elderly and mentally disabled, which is now closed.
You see, we didn't know Ms. Kitty's story, but judged her anyway. We saw Ms. Kitty with our eyes and from a point-of-view that was what we felt inside of us. She wasn't like us, we didn't do the things that she did. It was a non-understanding of her life and why she was behaving as she was. Keep in mind, that some of the emotions we feel are instilled in us by others, i.e. parents, peers, etc. and from outside daily stimulus. It is up to us to change our personal point-of-view. However, this can only be done when we change our beliefs and search our hearts.
Continuing on...here is where we get to the higher realms of consciousness. Look at how the perception changes from these levels of emotions.
At the level of Reason (400), he would make a good test subject for a report or case study. He is seen as "a symptom of the current economic" and social disorder.
At the higher levels of consciousness, the homeless man would perhaps begin to look friendly as well as interesting. To some he may even appear lovable. We may even possibly view him as a free spirit, a person who has been set "free" of material confines.
At the level of Peace (600), "he is revealed as our own self in a temporary expression". For example when we feel lonely or seek solitude from the world at large.
Keep in mind that these emotions are also felt by the bum. When he views us, his energy is interacting with ours. With some people he may feel "secure", yet with others he may feel rejected and/or even scared. Some people may anger him, some make him smile, some he would ignore and still others he would greet with happiness. "So it is said, that we meet what we mirror".
According to David R. Hawkins, "It is true that we'll react to things in a fashion predicated by the level that we perceive them from...external events may define conditions but they don't determine the consciousness level of human response".
What and how we react to things is prevalent on the world we are re-acting to. I say re-acting, because that is exactly what we are doing. When we judge others by what we SEE we are not coming from heart, but from pure human vision only, ego, "EDGING GOD OUT", "Inspiration", by Dr. Wayne Dyer. We are making our ASS-UMP-TIONS according to outside stimulus, as opposed to how we truly feel deep inside our hearts. We are all created by love, in love and love is an energy level of 500. To view the world from any other emotional level, say below 200, is to blame the world so to speak, for the conditions that we find ourselves in, instead of taking personal responsibility for our part. For we all contribute, whether we realize it or not in some small or large way to the mass consciousness.
Who we are and "what we see, is determined by perception-which can be said, simply, to create the world".
Here is a side note written by David R. Hawkins: "It's interesting to note that the further down the scale of consciousness a person is, the harder it is for him to maintain eye contact; at the low end, visual contact is avoided altogether. In contrast, as we go up the scale, the ability to hold prolonged, and finally almost endless, gazes at great depth becomes characteristic".
How long do you hold your gaze for? How do you view the world? Remember, we are ALL co-creators and a part of the mass consciousness that manifests our present day reality.
Energy, Peace, Light and Love to you always,
Margarita
P.S. Next week's blog post: Part III of Emotional Energy; The Mass Consciousness of Energy~Stay tuned.
