Until you attain Oneness, you will always be seeking, whether spiritually, materially or humanly. Therefore you see that the material world is insatiable. This is not because it is bad but just the very nature of things. You cannot expect perennial satisfaction from changeful material phenomena. We can hope eternally, but it does not satisfy us. Therefore seeking will never end until we become one. Sobriety teaches us to take things appropriately, which is what I call common sense. Some call it renunciation, dispassion or detachment, but it is simply common sense. We cannot be one in the body or in the mind, as they are relative and dualistic by their own nature. What constitutes Oneness is the same substance in all: Spirit, Light, God, Consciousness. In that, we are already One, always were and always will be. Until you attain Oneness, you will always be seeking, whether spiritually, materially or humanly. Therefore you see that the material world is insatiable. This is not because it is bad but just the very nature of things. You cannot expect perennial satisfaction from changeful material phenomena. We can hope eternally, but it does not satisfy us. Therefore seeking will never end until we become one. Sobriety teaches us to take things appropriately, which is what I call common sense. Some call it renunciation, dispassion or detachment, but it is simply common sense. We cannot be one in the body or in the mind, as they are relative and dualistic by their own nature. What constitutes Oneness is the same substance in all: Spirit, Light, God, Consciousness. In that, we are already One, always were and always will be. Falling short of that, we are wallowing in dualistic patterns and relativity, expecting the same results as being one in Consciousness. The joy you seek, the satisfaction you seek, the peace you seek, the love you seek are all attributes of Oneness, not relativity. Those who wisely accept and see this relax and become sober, and common sense is born. "This simple thing I didn't understand for so long. I read all these books. I exercised my legs and arms for all these years. I banged on doors. I searched and asked and did so many rituals, but it is such a simple matter." When you arrive at that understanding, at that relaxed point, it is simple. We do say that truth is simple and God is simple. This is not a great philosophy or a special way of thinking; it is just common Grow in a peaceful, relaxed attitude and raise your consciousness through your spinal Not by forcing but with a very peaceful, releasing and relieving attitude. When you reach there the Light shines. In that crowning Realization you will see that everything is O When that Light travels up the spinal column, Consciousness shines. It is indescribable. They have called it Illumination, Liberation, the thousand-petalled lotus. Not only does it radiate from your body, when you reach there you will see that it is everywhere. The Light, Consciousness, is pervading, within you and around you, in every particle and space. That Consciousness, the Source, is the energy that sustains you. (Excerpted from Chapter 1, The Goal of All Seeking)

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