On the other hand, to be critical of a purely responsive path of awakening that actively ignores and resists any attempts at linear, predictive stage models of awakening: this approach can lead us to ignore time-tested, communal experiences of peers and teachers to help us in our intuitive, responsive path. We can more easily avoid looking at certain dimensions of life due to habit and bias. Exposing ourselves to other models, even if descriptive and prescriptive, can be incredibly useful.