Although I realised these concepts would never convey more than a faint echo of the original experience, during the next few weeks I wrote several hundred pages describing the theory of 'dimensional evolution' that lies at the heart of my book. In the following passage, the author foresees the eighth stage of this future evolution. As a Zen saying states, 'After awakening, we sweep the floor'. In appreciating the ordinary miracles of everyday life, 'sweeping the floor' will be sufficient. We will be far more content with life as it is and not seek manufactured miracles to entertain us.
Simplicity reveals the master, says an old adage.
When we become masters in the art of living on earth, our mastery will be evident in the simplicity of our way of living. If we could look ahead in time and see life in the eighth stage, its simplicity might deceive us into thinking that relatively little change had occurred. Given outward appearances, life may seem so unassuming that we could overlook the conscious sophistication of design required to create a mode of living that is sustainable into the distant future. Historian Arnold Toynbee described the process whereby the material side of life is progressively simplified so that increasing amounts of energy and attention are freed up to develop the cultural and spiritual aspects of life. You can give a rating to this scheme overall.