However, itseemsthattheideaofhigherconsciousnessisinfact a veryinterestingone, whichhasnothinginherentlytodowithspiritualityandcanbedefinedsimplyenoughinstrictlyrationalandsecularterms.
Weloosenourholdonourownegosandascendto a lessbiasedandmoreuniversalperspective, castingoff a littleofthecustomaryanxiousself-justificationandbrutalpride.
Westarttothinkofotherpeoplein a moreimaginativewayratherthancriticizeandattack. We'refreetoimaginetheirbehaviorbeingdrivenbypressuresderivedfromtheirownprimitiveminds, whichthey'regenerallyinnopositiontotellusabout.
Higherconsciousnessis a hugetriumphovertheprimitivemindwhichcannotenvisageanysuchpossibilities.
高次の意識は、そのような可能性を思い描くことができない原始的な心に対する大いなる勝利です。
Ideally, we'd be a littlemorealivetotheadvantagesofthishighermindandstrivetomakeouroceanicexperiencessomewhatlessrandom, andlessclothedinunnecessarymystery.