Seven levels of
judgment
(seven levels of wisdom) |
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George Ohsawa |
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... Our happiness depends upon our judgment. Illness or health, intelligence
or foolishness, happiness or misery all depend on our judgment. Judgment
develops as life progresses towards perfection in the seven stages
listed below ... |
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Letter of Master M. to A. P. Sinnett |
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... I tell you a profound truth in saying that if you but choose
wisdom, all other things will be added unto it in time ... |
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The levels of judgment
(wisdom) develop during our lives in seven stages. These stages
are listed below. |
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Physical judgment |
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The mere awareness of being. It starts at birth and lasts a few weeks
thereafter. |
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2. Sensorial judgment |
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The ability to distinguish between hot and cold and far and near. This
is the law of duality in its nearest interpretation at a sensorial
level. It starts a few weeks after birth and develops gradually. |
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3. Sentimental
judgment |
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The ability to distinguish between love and hate, pleasure and pain. It
starts a few months after birth and begins to manifest into our
behavior. This is instinct. |
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4. Intellectual
judgment |
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About two years after birth we begin to distinguish between the pairs of
opposites in all phenomena. Bad and good, beautiful and ugly, food and
poison, just and unjust. |
| 5. Social judgment |
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This is the beginning of social judgment. It begins to envelope morals.
We begin to display and utilize socially-learned values. This is unique
to human beings. Animals in nature do not need this. |
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6. Ideological
judgment |
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This is the beginning of dialectical principles. The beginning of
philosophical principles. This is the stage where regional differences
begin to come into play. Our climate, our environment, our traditional
foods and other surroundings all play a roll into who we are. |
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7. Absolute and
universal love |
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This is the beginning of metaphysics and spiritualism. We begin to wonder
about the meaning of our existence and about the universe and all
creation. Here is where we feel that all of our questions have been
answered. Universal love develops at this stage. The inclusion and
acceptance of all pairs of opposites is the ultimate understanding of
the universe. Until we reach that stage we are often unhappy, because we
are still governed by the great destroyers: fear and desire. |
