Comparing Collective Humanity to Animals

Through the OM lens and the Consciousness Index Scale (CIS), comparing collective humanity to typical animals like dogs or cats offers a striking revelation. Animals, driven by basic survival instincts, naturally express loyalty, affection, and empathy within their immediate circle. Their impact on the environment is minimal, and they live harmoniously with nature, typically scoring around +1 to +2 on the CIS.

In contrast, collective humanity, while possessing higher intellectual abilities and potential for Higher Consciousness, often operates from Lower Consciousness (LC). Humanity’s grasping for more, driven by ego, indulgences, and excess, has led to destruction, exploitation, and harm on a global scale. On the CIS, this places humanity around -3 to -5, reflecting the collective tendency toward selfishness, greed, and disconnection from Oneness.

Basic Survival vs. Excess and Exploitation

Animals live within the boundaries of basic survival, seeking food, shelter, and reproduction without excess. They rely on natural cycles and exhibit balance within ecosystems. Humanity, however, while starting from similar needs, moves far beyond, reaching for extravagance and domination over others and nature. This overreach is the cause of much of the planet’s suffering, environmental degradation, and inequality.

Potential for Higher Consciousness

Humans have the capacity for self-awareness and transcendence, and while many individuals exhibit empathy and selflessness, as a collective, the pursuit of material wealth and ego-driven power continues to dominate. The potential for moving up the CIS toward Higher Consciousness (HC) exists within humanity, but it requires a conscious shift from greed and separation toward unity, love, and compassion.

The Path Forward

Recognizing this difference on the Consciousness Scale reveals the urgent need for humanity to collectively evolve beyond Lower Consciousness. By embracing the truth of Oneness and learning from the natural harmony displayed by animals, humanity can begin to ascend toward a more compassionate and balanced existence. The path toward Higher Consciousness involves recognizing that selflessness, not self-indulgence, leads to greater fulfillment and harmony with all life.

In this comparison, dogs and cats live out Oneness more naturally, while humanity's potential remains unrealized, clouded by the distractions of materialism and ego.n and intentionality.