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“The Journey Towards Enlightenment”
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... Amit Mehta ASRC 100.1- "Black Male Writers" Professor Blacksher Final Essay 05/03/06 "The Journey Towards Enlightenment" Humanity has relentlessly striven to attain true happiness. Many search the material world for the happiness they seek, however some come to understand that the answers lie simply within their own consciousness. One's life can therefore be characterized as a journey towards attaining complete self- awareness. This natural journey involves the attainment of various stages of consciousness, culminating with one's metamorphoses into a human being who recognizes one's dharma and acts in a manner which further develops the collective consciousness. Dharma represents one's inner duty and one's manner of conduct. By recognizing one's dharma and following it, one can overcome any obstacle. "My responsibility as a black writer does not differ from my responsibility as a human being: to live with reverence toward and responsibility for my soul." 1This recognition of one's dharma marks the first step towards














