Levels/Layers of Progression
 

A friend of mine provided this and I thought I would share.

While I can provide mappings to other traditions/frameworks for those who have questions, the descriptions are an attempt to be traditionless. Additionally, for any of those that have the capacity/interest, all such layers have the potential to be demonstrated. For those who think of it in mind terms, it is easiest to think of as local mind is a subset of universal/shared mind. They are also not necessarily linear in level.



level zero - this is not really a level. It could also be called the primordial. Outside or beyond universal mind.



level 1 - base manifest existence. All physical stuff.



level 2 - base emotions. Things like anger and fear are the driving nature of this level of local mind.



level 3 - Individual sense of self. Think of it as the level of most egotistical people. 90% of humans.



level 4 - Opening of heart. This is a huge step and what many consider awakening. It is the fundamental shift of moving from being focused on your individual needs to truly caring about others. A good example is a truly loving parent.



level 5 - Subconscious connection to others and your local surroundings. It this level one tends to feel and sense energy of beyond their local body. But the conscious mind does not yet know how to distinguish between what is outside, and what is energy spilling over and creating images or emotions that are experienced in the (local) mind.



level 6 - Huge step as one begins to actually see and consciously notice what you could call universal mind/universe. Some call this open 3rd eye stuff. Beginning of true Astral level activity. But it is still based in the local mind view of sense of self.



level 7 - Classically called the open crown, this is when you start to get cracks in the local mind version of sense of self. One starts to notice/touch the divine/light. Anyone who reaches this stage will often experience a divine being (or guru) to help them cross over into the light/divine. No fear of death at this stage.



level 8 - Light/Divine with out differentiation. Rather than a linear level, it is much more like a quantum leap. The local bubble of mind/sense of self has been cracked. Direct access to universal layer, but no ability to differentiate. You feel you are one with everyone, but can't really access or help on individual basis. It is like "being" rather than "seeing". This is also called the "soul" level by many, and the person "radiates" light.

level 9 - Light with beginning differentiation. You are one with all humans and begin to integrate with plants and animals. Still mostly local.



level 10 - Expansion has continued to more planetary and includes inanimate objects. Can directly access all beings within your sphere of being to various degrees of refinement.



level 11 - Beingness has expanded across what people call different dimensions. Possible to create and play with pocket universes and have astral level people visit them.



level 12 - boundary of what people call time and space. At this level, you can perceive forwards or backwards in time. Also, the historical limit of physical form/manifestation for maintaining human form.



level 13 - at this level there is no longer and sense of male and female at a human level. Beginning of what some traditions call the "god realms".



level 14-16 - Higher form realms, nothing really easy to describe. Many divine beings or gods reside there.



level 17 and above - formless realms of potential. Can find some higher immortals and divine beings residing there.


Any thoughts or questions?

Interesting to read through these, thanks Jonesboy.

I tend to see levels in reflections of self awareness .

Maybe at the end of the day that's all it boils down too .

If you see your own reflection of self in everything else then that is a different level of awareness that reflects a level of me, me, me ...


x daz x

Hi God-Like,

I believe the levels are showing how one goes from noticing stuff around them to being that stuff. An ever expanding process you could say.

For me music well represents the differing layers of being. I think these levels you speak of are better described as octaves. But they are not defineable. We humans are certainly on one of the lower ones - if not the lowest, but each one of us is on his/her own tone within the octave and has the ability to move up (or down) into the next octave - and so continue.

It's impossible otherwise to define any sort of level as I cannot see into the next person's heart or mind. We can seldom say if a person is 'good' or 'bad'. (Whatever good or bad may be).

But music can be beautiful or cacaphonic, slow or fast, high-pitched or low- pitched, loud or soft, angry or calm - the list is endless. And isn't it amazing that most of us can tell when something is off key even though we may know nothing about music!

Beyond seeing is knowing or being.

One can know where others are open and what they are capable of experiencing.

When one is looking at things as non-dual.. there really are not different layers of energy or of things. It is more our depth or realization that creates such separation.

Levels 1-5 are easy for me. Levels 0, 6-13 are considerably more difficult. How can I get better at experiencing the 0, 6-13 and beyond?

Each level is really a change in our being.

To progress most traditions have techniques that are progressive in nature to help one clear out more junk, which moves us along the path.

Meditation, energy practices like this one http://community.livingunbound.net/i...s#comment-1499 are designed to help clear out our junk/obstructions and take us deeper along the path.

If you are interested I can directly help you experience such things as described above.

All the best and thank you for the questions.

Yes, like you, I agree with God-like to. How each are at our own level, that expansion that each of you say. Levels within levels.

Hey :)

Reflecting on what is perceived being what they are or becoming / being 'that stuff' as you put it can be seen as being on par .

Your opening post speaking about chakra's opening and such likes illustrates how individuals can begin to see other stuff differently than before .

It's a new opening / reflection / level of perceiving self and everything else .


x daz x