In his book, “Integral Psychology” Ken Wilber says, “Authentic spirituality is not about translating the world differently, but about transforming your consciousness.” Mystics and New Agers may wish to deny it but generally their idea of spirituality is “feeling good,” then, because they feel good they hope to do good. To put it bluntly, everything can be considered beautiful when you are high. Altruism has, and needs, a deeper base than this. Transforming your consciousness into God-consciousness requires far more than Wilber's “integral spirituality,” which merely goes inward within the human being to attain God-consciousness.
Peace in this world, if it is possible, will not come by denying or repressing biology, and it won't come by making everyone feel good through drugs or self-centered versions of religion. Altruism is grounded in biology, in kin-centering and group orientation. You sacrifice to advance the genes you hold in common with your kin and group. Evolution takes place at the group level and the group is affected by the evolution of the individuals and the culture within the group: this is the ground for spirituality in evolution, here is the true vehicle for evolution to God.
As we have said before, we think Christian social values (eg. as seen with subsidiarity, or the Catholic version of federalism ) can harmonize with the ethical values which define several degrees, or hierarchies, of ethics toward group members, group government, other group governments, members of other groups, individuals in the Church, and the Evolutionary Goal of Godhood. A man's ethical loyalty to his own group naturally exceeds that to members of “mankind,” unless the survival of all groups or the total existence of man is threatened---this was developed in Cattell's Beyondism.
Authentic spirituality is about transforming the world through evolution, as well as about transforming the self inwardly. The Spirit within is the God we evolve to without. The Inward Path relates to the Outward Path.
Peace in this world, if it is possible, will not come by denying or repressing biology, and it won't come by making everyone feel good through drugs or self-centered versions of religion. Altruism is grounded in biology, in kin-centering and group orientation. You sacrifice to advance the genes you hold in common with your kin and group. Evolution takes place at the group level and the group is affected by the evolution of the individuals and the culture within the group: this is the ground for spirituality in evolution, here is the true vehicle for evolution to God.
As we have said before, we think Christian social values (eg. as seen with subsidiarity, or the Catholic version of federalism ) can harmonize with the ethical values which define several degrees, or hierarchies, of ethics toward group members, group government, other group governments, members of other groups, individuals in the Church, and the Evolutionary Goal of Godhood. A man's ethical loyalty to his own group naturally exceeds that to members of “mankind,” unless the survival of all groups or the total existence of man is threatened---this was developed in Cattell's Beyondism.
Authentic spirituality is about transforming the world through evolution, as well as about transforming the self inwardly. The Spirit within is the God we evolve to without. The Inward Path relates to the Outward Path.
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