In the ultimate stage, the seeker understands that the bull, representing worldly pursuits and attachments, was merely a means to an end. Stripped of all external supports and illusions, the seeker stands alone, yet experiences a profound sense of peace. This solitude is not one of loneliness, but of liberation, as the seeker has transcended the need for external validation or material possessions. The journey culminates in the realisation that true fulfilment lies within, in the quiet stillness of a mind free from desires and attachments.

To be sincerely spiritually awakened is for one to not only gain elevated cosmic insights but to also become a supremely conscious actor in daily existence, infused with deep empathy for fellow beings. Delusional awareness is tantamount to remaining trapped in the quagmire of our primitive, egoistic selves – no evolution of spirit or psyche can occur. By this standard of authentic consciousness, we partake of universal stewardship.

Rationally comprehending abstract moral principles and executing compassion and kindness doesn’t constitute a sufficient awakening until one extends empathetic beneficence indiscriminately to various strata of conscious life: arachnids, arthropods, and myriads of species within the realm of wet and of land.

Understanding that no spiritual growth can commence so long as one’s actions remain unduly tainted by materialistic wants and avoidable suffering towards other sentient entities; not until such a time will collective well-being have commenced resonating as our fundamental norm. Profound spiritual evolution demands conscious responsibility which is not achieved until each conscious soul recognises the universal rights of living organism's existence in alignment with the highest good.

This perspective entails a willingness to reconsider dietary choices and to re-envision the intrinsic ties binding the human condition and animals we share the biosphere with.

Watch the interview with ex-dairy farmer-turned-vegan-enthusiast Harold Brown as we better understand his thought-provoking evolution.