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The path of the Seeker is not an easy one, it requires personal sacrifice on many levels, but these are the sacrifices of the ego, the false self. Once the ego is stripped of its power, of its control, the path becomes easier for the Seeker of knowledge. Not that the ego will not try to regain that power, of course, but once the Seeker knows how to recognise the ego's influence and how to bypass it, once they have learnt how to break through the ego's control, the false self will never be in charge again as it used to be. As soon as the false self is seen for what it is, it loses its hold. It is merely powerful as long as the person is blind and ignorant of their true nature and identifies solely with the personality, with the body.

It is through meditation that the ego can be most easily bypassed. Meditating regularly ensures that the Seeker of knowledge remains connected with their true self, their spirit. By going within you gradually free yourself from the addictive illusion of the physical world. Being in the world but not of it is the aim of every Seeker of knowledge, this is what we mean by walking both worlds, the physical and the non-physical worlds. It is through their contact with the non-physical world and its teachers that the Seeker can affect the physical reality in which they live.

Each Seeker of knowledge who dedicates themselves to the path of Spirit and to the expansion of consciousness acts as a conduit for the energies of the higher realms, they are a bridge between the two worlds. Once you have connected with your spiritual essence, the energies from your core self literally pour through you into the physical world and affect it like a great river sweeping everything in its passage, cleansing and re-shaping. If you trust the process enough to open yourself up completely, without judging the effects of this energy around you, you will find that your life changes beyond recognition and becomes in tune with the purpose of your spirit, your spirit's plan.

The ego fights the spirit's plan as it disempowers it. This battle will be on-going for as long as the Seeker exists in the physical world. At death the ego dies but your true self lives on. The ego has a very short life span and therefore it is focused on empowering itself and it will fight spiritual awakening every step of the way as the ego knows that spiritual awakening signifies its own demise. The ego, the false self, is a trickster. It is able to convince most that they are no more than an image, for this is what the ego is, an image. By keeping people's attention focused on the outward image that they have of themselves, the ego prevents them from focusing within, where the true self resides. Once the person has realised this, the power of the ego begins to wane.

So, remain aware of that false image, remain conscious of what it is, remain aware that it is not real. Seek to experience your inner self, the core of who you are, a spiritual entity, pure energy, pure light. This is your identity, child of earth and of the stars.

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