Need Of High-consciousness For Self-actualization?

[Anirban657]

I know this question is a bit tricky but I really want some answers. What role does high-consciousness have in self-actualization? Can self-actualization be done through personal development only? Can unconscious individuals self-actualize? 

[Nahm]

Anyone of sound mind and body can self actualize. There's no finish line. It's not a degree. It's subjective self assessment. If you feel progress, there is progress. 

High consciousness is a relative term. Compare you to an ant, and then to the Dali Lama. It's all relative. The only reference point that matters is your own. Where you are, were, and want to be.

An unconscious indivdual can not do anything, because they are unconscious.

 

 

[Anirban657]

@Nahm Thank you ?. But aren't there disadvantages to low-consciousness or unconsciousness? Isn't a low-conscious person prone to external circumstances and conditions? 

Edited March 31, 2017 by Anirban657

[Christian]

I think some unconscious people can self actualize, but it will take then longer. Because they will likely fall into lots of traps on the journey like getting trapped into a dogma, pickup or some cult. 

However, if they have enough consciousness to see that they are trapped and thereby do a course correction, they can get themselves back on track with real self actualization work. 

But completely  ignorance and unconscious people probably will probably have a very hard time self actualizing. Being able to see your own flaws and spot unconscious tendencies is the epidemy of growth and that requires some degree of consciousness, but also real world experience can help you see what you should change. 

So in conclusion, consciousness to some extend is required to self actualize. But real world experience and know-how is also important. Consciousness is not everything. It's just a major piece of the puzzle. 

[Anirban657]

@Christian Thank you ?