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How to get peace, freedom and happiness?

The starting point of this consideration is the realization that we are not objective observers of reality due to our selfishness (selfishness, egoism). Rather, we are partisan, biased observers. There is therefore a possibility that we do not see reality as it actually is.

While it is not possible to go directly into the state of unselfishness (in which we would be objective, impartial observers), fortunately there is an easy way to figure out, through simple logical deduction, how reality would present itself in that state.

The starting point here is the realization that there are subjectively significant limits as a result of our selfishness (selfishness, egoism). Using a simple inverse, we can now find that in the state of selflessness (where by definition there is no selfishness) there are no subjectively meaningful boundaries, i. e. that it can be seen as a state of limitlessness and infinity, especially as a state of complete freedom.

Even before you think about whether valid knowledge was gained here, you have to ask yourself why these thoughts were not thought much earlier. For example, in his Allegory of the Cave, Plato could have associated the underground prison with the state of selfishness, and could have an association with the state of freedom attained by a prisoner in the parable after being brought out of the cave to the surface and the state of selflessness.

The Advaita-Vedanta philosophy arose in India much earlier than the allegory of the cave was conceived. Its serotological goal is to experience the unity between the Atman, the core of the individual personality, the individual self, and Brahman, the cause of everything, the cosmic self (this unity is assumed to be always given in this philosophy, but usually not experienced viewed). In what is described here, in the state of selflessness there are no limits and there is only unity. Thus, in this state, the serotological goal of this philosophy is attained. Here, too, one has to ask oneself why this realization has only become possible now. The answer can only be that a taboo, a thought inhibition¹ has so far prevented the term pair self-centeredness/selflessness from being used only in an ethical-moral context, but not in an epistemological context.

Let us now look more closely at the state of unselfishness. The only thing that matters here is the Self, the Atman, the core of the personality. Everything else, the Koshas, ​​the sheaths have become meaningless, no longer exist because they have borders. But this also applies to much more: space, time, causality, conceptual thinking, material objects are no longer available. There is no boundary between the subjective and the objective realm. That means: everything that exists is my thoughts, everything that exists is created by my thoughts. Most importantly, there is no limit to my personal power. What hurts us most in ordinary life, in the state of selfishness, is that here we experience limitation over and over again. That pain is no longer there, instead there is unlimited, incredibly great well-being. Infinite power can also be explained in a second way, by perfect union with Brahman.

Although the basic knowledge of this state can be gained through logical deductions, it ultimately remains a mystery because it is not possible for man to comprehend limitlessness and eternity.

How can we achieve this desirable state; what should the path to this goal look like?

1. Because the goal is the state of selflessness, the path must be free of self-centered elements.

2. Because the goal is a state of complete freedom, there must be no restrictions on this path. That means: everyone who walks this path is allowed to keep the same thoughts and opinions, he can act exactly as before, even regardless of how these actions are judged by the public.

3. This argument is a bit more complicated: you have to look again at what was said before. All of these thoughts were fairly simple and easy to understand. The question is why they weren't thought of much earlier, why weren't there people who thought this a few thousand years ago? - The intellectual capacity of earlier people was probably not the limiter. The reason for this restriction must have been that there was a taboo, an inhibition that prevented the terms selfishness/self-centeredness and selflessness from being used in an epistological sense. The use of these terms was previously only possible in an ethical/moral context. One bypassed the forbidden areas without realizing it, one did not realize that a taboo existed. However, this taboo was already broken at the beginning of the chain of arguments by stating "that we are not objective observers of reality because of our selfishness/self-centeredness". Here selfishness was used in an epistological sense. The question now arises why, after breaking this taboo, it is still not possible to experience the goal of Advalta Vedanta, the unity of the Atman with the Brahman, why this knowledge cannot be assimilated? - The answer to this can only be because we humans are all interconnected, as taught by Advaita Vedanta, and therefore it is difficult for a single individual to detach from the general consensus. The goal will be achieved to the extent that many people have broken the taboo and acknowledged the knowledge that was hidden behind it.

Taking all three criteria together, this means that everyone who walks this path does so by acknowledging the knowledge imparted and by inviting others to walk this path as well. Everyone extends invitations that the invitee may also invite in the same way. Nothing more is required.

Everyone who participates in the dissemination of knowledge, trains his nervous system that it is functioning in an optimal, that is unselfish way. I will explain this in more detail and make suggestions as to how this can be conveniently implemented. This taboo has now been broken, this inhibition to think has been removed and it could now be expected that the perception of reality would have changed. The answer to the question of why freedom is still not being experienced now is that we humans are all interconnected at a deep level² and therefore it is not possible for a single individual to isolate himself from the general consensus. It follows that to the extent that the taboo has been broken by individuals and the knowledge presented here is available, the experience of freedom is gained to the same extent. Visit Save our world - Take part! and An easy way to help spread knowledge.