Now we got some BIG questions.

There seems to be three separate, unrelated questions here, so I’ll give ya my take on ‘em one question at a time:

1) 

I believe that the pursuit for “self awareness” in its ”purest” form is a noble goal for any human being — as a opposed to what’s commonly referred to as ”self-consciousness” (which is usually an expression of self-centered, ego-driven thinking.) 

A ”self-centered” person will habitually compare themselves to others, either favorably or negatively, as an expression of their own self-centered, narcissistic perspective.

2)

I don’t ”believe” in the power of ”evil” per se. However, I’m not so naive as to deny the existence of forces of darkness which manifest in the course of our human affairs. I just choose to believe that the presence of those ”dark forces” are the product of our own deepest fears, which often exist below the level of consciousness. 

I believe those fears come to the surface in our lives in the form of unrelated evil, but I also believe they only come up, ultimately, as a reminder that we must be constantly busy affirming the good and working diligently to that end.

The moment we start to slack off, the appearance of ”evil” comes along to bite us in the ass — hopefully in order to spur us into constructive thought and activity.

3) My ”take” on ”morality”? That’s kinda a loaded question, since morality is one of the most mis-used words in the language of Western culture. Fundamentalist Christians, particularly, have given it a very bad connotation with their closed-minded, primitive interpretations of the bible. As a result, people in today’s society often tend to confuse ”morality” with ”moralism”, thereby detracting from the true meaning of the word. 

“Morality,” the way I see it, is simply a set of principals by which one can and should live to good purpose. The Christian bible, when properly understood, is a book of moral principals, rather than a sort of rule-book of moralistic dogma telling people what to do and how to do it and who to do it with. Of course there are certain injunctions which are kinda no-brainers. Stuff like Love Thy Neighbor, and Do Unto Others, etc. Unfortunately, however, many small-minded ”Christian” peckerwoods take the bible teachings literally, thereby missing the whole point. 

The great Christian metaphysical teacher, Emmet Fox, goes into this and other subjects related to ”Morality” at great lengths in his priceless books about the Christian bible, THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT. 

Any true Christian, or anybody at all with any interest in philosophy or religion or human psychology for that matter should certainly study his writings. If they did, the world would certainly be a better, happier and more peaceful place.