Hey Davino,
 
	I'm new around here, (but not to conversations like these), and your post made me curious.  Mostly what I don't get is why "the human survival game" and what you call "the most profound peaks of consciousness" are mutually exclusive.
 
	I don't know what you do or how you'd define "profound peaks of consciousness," but I am reminded of the Zen koan which translates something like, "Before enlightenment, carrying water, chopping wood.  After enlightenment, carrying water, chopping wood."
 
	Does that resonate at all?