文档介绍：HANDBOOK TO HIGHER CONSCIOUSNESS
Ken Keyes Jr.
Foreword
Millions of years ago when our animal ancestors had to survive in the jungle,
it was necessary to have an instantly effective fight or flight mechanism.
When a tiger was about to spring, an automatic emotional response was a life
saver. A nervous shock was needed to squirt adrenalin into the blood so that
muscles became jet powered. Emotional alarms were needed to command
full attention. When a tiger was ready to jump, there was no time to admire
the beautiful sunset. As a jungle survival mechanism, our animal ancestors
were programmed for automatic duality -- automatic feelings of otherness,
threat, and paranoia. Survival required instant domination of consciousness
to meet the perils of the jungle.
We are the pioneers in the evolution of human consciousness. It was only
about 10,000 years ago that our ancestors built the first cities. As civilization
grew, survival no longer depended on the instant fight or flight of the jungle.
Survival and happiness now depend on tuning in to the overall situation
involving ourselves, the people around us, and the total environment of the
here and now. Perceptiveness, wisdom, and oneness are now the ingredients
of effective and happy living. But our biocomputers are still programmed for
jungle fight or flight -- for a fast release of adrenalin into the blood stream,
and for rapid heartbeat -- for automatic anger and fear. In our social
interactions, our consciousness magnifies molehills and makes them into
mountains -- and this constant distortion destroys our energy, our insight, and
our ability to love.
Thus survival in the jungle meant that we had to be programmed for instant
paranoia -- instant fear -- instant anger -- instant perception of duality.
Survival in our world today means that we must have instant perceptions of
oneness -- of love -- of compassion with everyone and understanding of
everything around us. When we learn to cut throug