I understand that awakening is not a concept but a reality. Being as I am 'asleep' however, I'm trying to understand what it means.
It came to me that we as humans are 'hive mind' to a greater or lesser degree. We come up with concepts that we think are 'original', but they really are popping up in multiple minds simultaneously. Does awakening have to do with establishing an independence from the collective mind? Is it recognizing the crowd in the mind and listening to the inner self and not everyone's 'shared thoughts'? Am I on the right track?
It came to me that we as humans are 'hive mind' to a greater or lesser degree. We come up with concepts that we think are 'original', but they really are popping up in multiple minds simultaneously. Does awakening have to do with establishing an independence from the collective mind? Is it recognizing the crowd in the mind and listening to the inner self and not everyone's 'shared thoughts'? Am I on the right track?