Worshipping Something ‘Higher’ Than Ourselves

A hierarchy creates a misguided view and a separation.
Hierarchy: from Greek hierarkhēs ‘sacred rule’.

This is political positioning, keeping us in our place.

Appreciating someone who has more knowledge or wisdom is beneficial to our understanding, because we already have the knowledge within us that we see in others, so we re-cognise.

Therefore, there is no division, and no pride.

This is how knowledge is passed on. Unfortunately, this is also how misunderstanding is passed on.

There are levels (or yanas) of understanding, when the same words are used but the meaning changes. The more display, the more the form. Essence isn’t like that; as we ascend, there is less display. It’s more of a silent appreciation.

Anarchy means ‘without a ruler’. Pure consciousness is mindfulness without a ruler. It is not dependent. Anarchy has been made into lawlessness to stop people thinking for themselves.

The Buddha said, “Do not take my words for the truth; test them for yourself.” He wasn’t asking for worship; he was advising experiential understanding, free of reliance.