beyond our collective ken

i just ran across this newsletter entry on enlightenment.com's blogsite, on zaadz.com. it's dated october 31st, 2006 and it's the last entry there, but after reading the section entitled "beyond my ken" (sorry, no direct link available, you'll have to scroll down), i decided to give it a huge recommendation here.

jordan's well-thought out ideas about ken wilber, and what he's become, echo mine right down the line. i don't know for sure what it takes for any individual consciousness to withstand a collective onslaught like wilber's endured these past few years, but i suspect it takes a stronger, more integral consciousness than most of us possess to not become compromised by it.

so rather than judge, or gloat, or try to tear him down, i urge everyone i know simply to think good thoughts for him. regardless of what you think of his recent behavior, he's still contributed more to our knowledge of human consciousness than 99.9% of anyone you know. my opinion, of course, but i think that deserves a bit of compassion.