Awareness, what I call 'consciousness', is a rare thing; but it is what we, as human BEINGS, are about. No 'one' can be conscious when they are controlled by thoughts or beliefs; nor can they be conscious by rebelling against any particular thoughts, or substituting 'better' ones. Only by accepting Reality, AS IT IS can we wake up to consciousness. Trying to control Reality is laughable, and I'm continually amazed to see people live this lie! It's no wonder they suffer! Buddhism, Christianity and Hinduism are about waking up and finding one's try nature within Reality...recognizing and living conscious. There are no right or wrong beliefs; no right or wrong rituals or actions that make us whole. Nothing we DO is of any real importance (as most people believe); rather finding and living out our BEING is what the 'point' is; and here is where people stumble and fall; and where conventional religions fail us. Conventional religions maint...