We cant expect to awaken without paying the price.

Each person must pay for receiving our gift of awakening. Simply enduring friction indicates one has approached a higher level. One reaches a point in ones evolution where one is grateful for the terrible s one receives. One sees them as an opportunity for transformation. !he "postle #aul said about his whole incredible life$ %What have suffered is nothing compared to what have gained.& 'eal grief is not a negative emotion$ when there is restraint and silence. One of the purposes of friction is to bring us closer together$ and allow us to grow through our trials. !he aim is not to suffer( everyone suffers. !he aim is to transform suffering. )egative aspects within us produce suffering$ which$ if transformed$ in turn produces higher centers. !he best way to work with suffering is to accept it$ not ward it off$ but let it run its course. #erhaps the most painful aspect of suffering is wishing it to end$ b*c by accepting suffering$ one rises above it. +ife has many unpleasant moments that one must endure$ with or w*o the system. t takes a long time to learn not to run from suffering$ to accept what higher forces give one. nner friction necessary for awakening. "dditionally$ one needs to accumulate varied experiences. Shocks must be alarming to awaken one. "s soon as friction arrives$ we want to know how to get rid of it( we can hardly wait for it to be over. t is mechanical to resist friction$ but divine to transform it. One can become exasperated under pressure$ yet one must try to not allow oneself to reach that point. t inevitably happens. !he only way out is to change ones level of being through not identifying. t is a great time to self,remember when your life is on the line. -omer said$ %Submit in silence.& !he only answer is self,remembering. Everyone gets crunched$ but we come through our trials the stronger from them. .ailures outnumber success$ but not indefinitely. f you have a right attitude toward failures$ and if you dont identify with them by becoming disappointed$ something marvelous can occur/ each time you fail$ you remember yourself. Ones life becomes more interesting to the extent that one doesnt speak about oneself or think about oneself. #enetrate the present by not thinking of yourself$ by avoiding over self,indulgence. 0ou must find others interesting beside yourself and often hollow pursuits.

One reason people suffer is b*c they think of themselves too much( thus they create their own suffering. !here are many little secrets to learn in order to awaken$ and one of them is that one cannot awaken if one suffers from over self,indulgence. When one learns to reduce excessive self,indulgence$ higher centers begin to emerge.