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Quote by: Jeffi It's like we start out conscious but not intellectual, so we need ritual; and then we get intellectual and tradition becomes a danger, as it provides an opportunity to evolve away from conscious freedom. |
I think you have it exactly backwards. I think we're in an intellectual state most of the time... we have to be. We have to remain intellectually focused to survive in a dangerous, competitive world. All the radar's on; sight, sound, taste, our minds, all taking care of business. It's through ritual -- liturgy, chanting or singing, sometimes dance, prayer or meditation -- that we shed the intellectual concious into a state where the information from our senses is meaningless, where thought is banished. Rapture, Nivana, whatever you want to call it, you enter a conciousness beyond your own mind and body.
Some would call it being one with God. I think of it as an evolutionary survival mechanism.
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