{"id":5753,"date":"2013-05-10T19:36:50","date_gmt":"2013-05-10T14:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/srinivasv.com\/?p=5753"},"modified":"2017-09-11T17:10:43","modified_gmt":"2017-09-11T11:40:43","slug":"the-cycle-of-universalization-from-personal-ego-to-enlightened-self-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/srinivasv.com\/mapsofbecoming\/the-cycle-of-universalization-from-personal-ego-to-enlightened-self-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"How to universalize the personal ego?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Man moves from personal ego to enlightened self-interest when he is able to complete the \u201ccycle of universalization\u201d of the individual ego.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; padding-bottom: 0px;\">This cycle of universalization comprises of four stages:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5859\" style=\"width: 390px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/srinivasv.com\/mapsofbecoming\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/004_enlightened-self-interest_map1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5859\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5859\" title=\"This Cycle of Universalization Comprises of Four Stages\" src=\"https:\/\/srinivasv.com\/mapsofbecoming\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/004_enlightened-self-interest_map1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srinivasv.com\/mapsofbecoming\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/004_enlightened-self-interest_map1.jpg 380w, https:\/\/srinivasv.com\/mapsofbecoming\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/004_enlightened-self-interest_map1-300x264.jpg 300w, https:\/\/srinivasv.com\/mapsofbecoming\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/004_enlightened-self-interest_map1-210x185.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5859\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cycle of Universalization: Four Stages<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"roman\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stage 0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this stage, we see individuals trapped in a narrow sense of self, unable to go beyond a deeply transactional vision of life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"roman\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stage 1<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The stage of \u201cresponsibility beyond oneself\u201d \u2013 the \u201ccarrying\u201d as it were of a group larger than the narrow self, itself results in expansion of the definition of oneself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"roman\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stage 2<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The stage of \u201cintelligent experiencing of reality\u201d. In this stage we see every experience as an evolutionary step that allows us to intelligently recognize the futility of selfishness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"roman\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stage 3<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this stage, there is a letting go of the \u2018I\u2019 which generated the experiences in the first place.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As Stage 3 is reached, man begins to recognize that the Universal Consciousness operates in a state of \u2018enlightened self-interest\u201d. Enlightened self-interest is the manifestation of highest self-interest of every level of entity in the universe. This manifests itself as responsible self-interest locally, collectivized self-interest at the community level, and enlightened self-interest at the level of the Universe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Man moves from personal ego to enlightened self-interest when he is able to complete the \u201ccycle of universalization\u201d of the individual ego. 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