The Hallucination of Consciousness in the Cemetery of Arrogance
“When arrogance dies, those in the graves shall rise again.” – from the original text.
At the heart of human experience lies an invisible tragedy: the tragedy of consciousness that has drifted from its original course and entered a state of existential hallucination. This hallucination is not the result of a physical illness or a psychological disorder in the conventional sense, but rather a distortion of perception and energy—born of the separation of the senses from one another and the loss of taste, the inner harmony that unites them.
The cemetery here is not the place of biological death, but a symbolic space of suspended awareness—where consciousness is imprisoned by its own pride, unable to transcend or rise, haunted by echoes of its former self that it lacks the courage to let go of.
The First Thread: When Humanity Lost Its Taste
Taste, in Taoist understanding, is the harmony of Shen (spirit) with Jing (matter) and Qi (energy). In Buddhism, it resembles Sati—the mindful presence that allows one to see the whole as a whole. The original text puts it with precision:
“Taste is the standard that unifies the senses toward a single direction. Its absence scatters the senses…”
When the senses scatter, desires become fragmented, and shame is born from their conflict—each desire seeing the other as a rival. Here begins hallucination: reality is no longer perceived as it is, but through fractured and clashing perceptions.
The Poison Humanity Consumed
“Something split their senses apart… it made them recoil from themselves.”
This “poison” was not merely a substance, but an idea: the illusion of separation from the Source, the belief that one could grasp immortality by detaching from the Whole.
Shock as the Origin of Incarnation
From the perspective of Kundalini traditions, every incarnation is a shock—the descent of higher energy into dense matter. For the Gnostics, the body itself is “the prison of light.” The text says clearly:
“Since you exist, you are shocked; incarnation is the shock of the soul.”
This shock opens two doors: the possibility of ascent and the possibility of descent. Yet arrogance clings to the shock, as though it alone defines identity.
The Separation of Beginning and End
Existential hallucination deepens when the link between origin and outcome is lost. In Taoism, this rupture is the loss of the Tao, the natural course of things. In Buddhism, it is ignorance of Pratītyasamutpāda—dependent origination. The text describes it like an exam:
“You are asked a question that was never given in the premises.”
This disconnect distorts time itself: the past no longer leads to the present, and the future cannot be born of it. The human being becomes trapped in cycles of repetition.
The Illusion of Free Will as the First Virus
Across many spiritual traditions, what the ego calls “free will” is an illusion, for it arises from a self cut off from the Whole. Taoism teaches Wu Wei—actionless action, perfect harmony with the cosmic flow. The text is blunt:
“The illusion of free will is the virus that infiltrated the first structure of consciousness.”
When we believe we can step outside our given roles, we disrupt the entire system—our bodies, our cells, our relationships—because everything operates in unity.
Arrogance as a Poison of Darkness
Arrogance in Sufism is called ʿujb; in Buddhism, Mana (conceit); in shamanic teachings, it is the shadow of the soul. The text links it directly to poison:
“The more arrogance you hold, the more darkness you carry.”
Arrogance feeds itself on the illusion of immortality, but in reality it severs the bond with one’s true self, cutting the bridge between inner and outer—between essence and expression. That bridge itself is light.
Death as the Key to Life
“To acknowledge death is to acknowledge life.”
Those who live as though immortal fall into illness. Those who tend to life as a sacred trust flourish.
Leaving the Cemetery
To leave the cemetery of arrogance is not to deny shocks, nor to destroy the body, nor to escape the world. It is to acknowledge fully: death, limitation, and the rightful need for the Source. In that acceptance, the conflict between life and death dissolves, past and future reunite, and light flows unbroken once again.
Conclusion: When Arrogance Dies
When arrogance dies, the chain of poison breaks. The senses recover their taste, the prison becomes a passage, and the hallucination of eternity collapses into the sweetness of the transient. Consciousness that once wandered in the cemetery of arrogance opens its eyes—not to discover itself immortal, but to realize that immortality was never the goal, and that all sweetness was always in the passage itself.
“Death is the gateway to sweetness.” – from the original text.
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