The significance of the experience of duality.
The purpose of the journey into the depths of humanness.
The gift of experiences of adversity as a foundation for the experience of Oneness.
| p237 | As you ascend into the higher realms of consciousness, you will need to have mastered these attributes. You will need to have come to grips with all that now has you in its grasp. And to do so, you will need to recognize the truth of what motivates your patterns of response, and the categories of experience that dominate your life. The key to the self-mastery that is so fervently sought by you who are so keenly aware of your process of evolution, is not to love yourself despite your perceived shortcomings—but rather, to love yourself because of them. |