VIII · Not a Personal Matter
Reason for All Spiritual Experience Is Evolution, The
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The Reason for All Spiritual Experience Is Evolution The mess of the human condition is that funda¬ mental trust has not yet been realized. The true value of profound spiritual experience lies in the discovery of that fundamental trust. The full realization of Enlightenment is the evolu¬ tionary leap to which all spiritual experiences ultimately lead. In deep spiritual experience ahuman being realizes that which is impersonal. In that realization aprofound trust is found. In the discovery of that trust it is possible for ahuman being to liberate him or herself from ten¬ dencies toward aggression and permanently destroy the illusion of separation that those tendencies arise from. The result of this discovery is alevel of integrity that is deep and profound and which manifests consistently at all levels of human expression. If the evolutionary leap is to take place then the final outcome of true spiritual experience must result in this kind of purity. Spiritual experiences and their results are not meant for the individual. They are for the evolution of the w h o l e r a c e . 2 7 3
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