4 categories of humans

< 4 categories of humans >

                       intelligent (I) ------- non-intelligent (N-I)

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awareness -     I * A (○○)                 N-I * A (×○)

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ego             -     I * E (○×)                 N-I * E (××)

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                   [power (strength)] -------------- [spiritually]

1st layer:     intelligent awareness             intelligent awareness

2nd layer:    intelligent ego                         non-intelligent awareness

3rd layer:     non-intelligent awareness     intelligent ego

4th layer:     non-intelligent ego                  non-intelligent ego

ex. intelligent awareness (○○): Thay, Buddha, Jesus...

      intelligent ego (○×): Obama, Hollande, Islamic State...

      non-intelligent awareness (×○): Disciples of Thay, Buddha, Jesus...

      non-intelligent ego (××): Ordinary people

degree of risk:

1st layer:     intelligent ego (○×)

2nd layer:    non-intelligent ego (××)

3rd layer:     non-intelligent awareness (×○)

4th layer:     intelligent awareness (○○)

advice to:

intelligent awareness (○○) ⇒ Build sangha (practitioners' community)!

intelligent ego (○×) ⇒ Release your ego!

non-intelligent awareness (×○) ⇒ Master the intelligence!

non-intelligent ego (××) ⇒ Release your ego, and master intelligence!

(Cf.) http://www.amazon.com/dp/B014NYEP04

Thay's calligraphy