Some have called ignorance bliss. But if you actually look
into it, there is an incredible cost and consequence to ignorance; and there is
no free ride for anyone. There is also a huge range of things both physical,
emotional, and metaphysical we can be ignorant of, each with their
corresponding consequences.
On a
physical level
On a physical level, living a life of being ignorant of
where our food comes from, its nutritional value, what is in vaccines, buying
endless goods as if they come out of thin air, of the existence of chemtrails
etc., means that not only do we cause suffering to animals, the planet, fellow
human beings, and future generations, but we are subjected to poisoning,
carcinogens, and chemicals even in our food, water, and air that causes us
sickness, suffering, and premature death.
Being ignorant of the hidden networks of shadow governments,
of the worldwide banking system and how it works, of the real causes of many
wars etc., means that we become its complicit supporters—perpetuating a system
that enslaves us through debt where the individual is no longer the citizen of
a country but the collateral of banks. People work their whole lives to pay off
vast bank mortgages and debts of one kind or another in an endless trap of
wealth harvesting for those who pull the strings in the economic system.
On an
emotional level
But ignorance is not just in relation to the things around
us, it continues in relation to ourselves too, and it’s our inner life that
creates the outer world we live in. On an emotional level, being ignorant of
our own inner deficiencies, of our aggression, prejudices, bigotry, lethargy,
apathy, arrogance, greed and perversions etc., means that those around us
suffer their consequences. Our children, partners, friends, and family, for
example, suffer the untoward negative vibrations from our angry thoughts and
hurtful words.
These deficiencies are ultimately the root cause of much of
the suffering in our lives and the world. Imagine for a moment that we were all
magically free of greed—we would instead become a humanity that cares for the
welfare of others rather than the next self-indulgent pleasure that comes at
the expense of others.
On a
spiritual level
And then there is the ignorance of wider realities beyond
our physical senses. For many it seems so inconsequential to laugh it off and
say it doesn’t exist, but for the thousands of survivors of near-death
experiences (NDEs), realities beyond the material plane are no joke. It’s so
easy for people to rubbish religious texts, mystical experiences, and spiritual
knowledge, and feel a sense of intellectual superiority since metaphysical
things cannot easily be tested or demonstrated through physical means. It takes
exploration of non-physical reality via metaphysical means to know about the
non-physical, and that has always required an individual discipline of inner
practice and exploration.
It’s easy to spend vast amounts of one’s life playing games
and watching entertainments, but what a waste to spend so much free time like
that whilst giving no time to the exploration and understanding of the process
and purpose of life, whether non-physical dimensions of life exist, what we
have come here to do, and whether what is written about in sacred texts is real
or not. If we take our life as something that exists beyond physical reality
and death, then the consequences of ignorance become far greater than we can
even imagine.
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