of this type are characterized by typical, indirect and conventional relationships, that
are rational and collective. These relations are increasingly complex and demanding,
neglecting basic needs, and as a result the person is filled with anxiety, phobias and
social contractions. We jeopardize our mental equilibrium in exchange of our
protection within a society. What we ask from the state isn’t freedom but the aid to
accomplish our personal aspirations. This dependency from the state deprives us of
the opportunity to become independent human beings. In this society, morality and
cultural customs suppress human instincts and these constitute their exact source of
power.
The tamed morality of society, who was supposed to replace the despotism of
order, is increasing the need to eliminate any moral barriers. For that reason, it is
hardly surprising that people are searching for opportunities to break taboos, to get
rid of any guilty feelings and set their inner desires free. Most of the people share
this common reality but each and every one of them differs due to the personalized
perception of the “ego” and their limits.
Many conditions exist that we aren’t aware of because they are disclosed to us and
as a result we are trapped and unable to discover the different aspects of our world.
This is a state of virtual reality, because it is active, but at the same time it hasn’t
become a reality. The agony that someone experiences from living in a state of
virtual reality and being unaware of it, is one of the most prominent causes of
madness and violence in our society, as Levy claims. When someone turns to himself
cannot realize the relation that someone might have with a third party. Thus, a
person can easily lose his inner balance. Everything derives from our brief, material
existence and the “ego” is being the only source of consciousness.
A fish said to another fish, “Above this sea of ours there is
another sea, with creatures swimming in it—and they live there
even as we live here.”
The fish replied, “Pure fancy! Pure fancy! When you know that
everything that leaves our sea by even an inch, and stays out of
it, dies. What proof have you of other lives in other seas?”
Khalil Gibran, from “The Prophet”
We are independent creatures, limited within the boundaries of our body, and we
are moving into an impersonal universe, completely indifferent to our actions. We
are part of a universal wholeness. We need to be careful not to confuse this
wholeness, meaning ourselves, with the rest of the people. This shouldn’t lead us
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