It is often the case when one first enters consciously into this “spiritual” journey, that the initial incentive is offered as a means to escape the perpetual condition of (identification with) suffering. Suffering is a phenomena that emerges as an experience qualified by misidentification with the transient aspects of Consciousness, namely the limited conditions of physical, mental and emotional states. Where there is identification, there is certainly suffering. Life itself appears as an infinitely complex sequence of incarnations and situations in continual flux between the poles of duality. The reality of this condition is one of impermanence. There is a natural ebb and flow as Consciousness simultaneously creates and dissolves this living discourse. It is effortlessly and impersonally transient. This is its natural state.

By investigating the microcosm it is clearly seen that the 'individual' mind undergoes the same process as the Divine Mind. Its function is to create, sustain and destroy. The imagination is the greatest (and finally the only) creative faculty. This living reality perceived is a creation of mind, and primarily draws substance from the mental realms.
For the most part the 'individual' unconsciously creates, and becomes confused by the apparent reality of form, misidentifying with the creation. The psyche in its unconscious state seeks to define itself by the terms of its 'personal' experience. Therefore initially it assumes “I am this body”, “I am these emotions”, or “ I am these thoughts”. When this misidentification reaches a sufficient climax of suffering the psyche begins to inquire as to the nature of itself. It probes for answers to unfathomable questions, which inevitably leads the aspirant onto an exhausting spiritual journey.

The outer world appears to be rather preoccupied with its obsessive predisposition toward ambition and definition of form. The ego strives to master its environment by exalting or berating itself and defining the roles of all things known, particularly with regard to itself. It is naturally identified with the experiences it generates and therefore creates an erroneous sense of self-identity. This process itself is quite easily discovered, though challenging to remedy for it has a rather sophisticated defence mechanism in programme. It is highly mutable and fully capable of eluding pursuants by temporarily dissolving its identity and transferring it from the conspicuity of the mundane to the less easily locatable spiritual persona.

The aspirant chooses to engage with the profound by stepping onto the spiritual path realising the folly of its suffering past, and initially experiences a respite from the old patterns of unconscious conditioning, whilst enjoying a freshly enlightened perspective on existence. In time these conditionings emerge in a refined form and begin to superimpose themselves upon the 'new perspectives' and begin to navigate the course of the newly tuned psyche. In very little time a whole new identification system emerges running smoothly and unsuspected. The psyche now begins to identify with the all new model of definition and ambition, “ I am not the body, I am Spirit”, and “I am doing so much better than I was, my suffering is less.”

Fortunately the psyche soon becomes dissatisfied with the spiritual identity, and present level of attainment and searches itself for perfection. And so the cycle continues until the seeker renounces all identification, and understands the origin of its craving to be something. There can be dynamic, and radical realisation in the realm of somethingness, though even identification with Absolute, All Pervasive Quintessence eventually reveals its limitation.

Finally the honest contemplation must fall upon That which Is present prior to all activity in Consciousness. That which all nOT4ons arise out of and finally return exhausted unto.

Simply This.