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practiceandindegrees.Lifetherefore,isdesignednottogiveyoustressful,painfulandadversesitu-
ations,butrather,togiveyouopportunitiestopracticewakinguptoyourHigherSelf.Ifeachtime
youareconfrontedwithadversity,youareabletorememberandidentifywithyourtrueessence(I
amtheDivineSelf,peaceful,joyfulandeverunaffected),ratherthantheego-personality(Thisishap-
peningtome!Iambeingputoutbythis.Iambeinghurtbythis.Thisiscausingmepain.Thisis
causingmediscomfort,Thisiscostingmemoney,Thisisgoingtomakemesuffer,Ihatewhenthings
likethishappen,etc.),youwillgraduallybecomefreeofego-dominationandwakeuptoyourHigher
Self.Youarepromotingyourspiritualenlightenment.Theme’sandI’stowhichtheego-personality
refersisofcourserelatedtoitsidentificationwiththemindandbody-thefalseself.Egoismisthe
equivalentofwhatwesternculturereferstoasstress,becausetheego-personalityisalwaysexperien-
cingeithergainorlossrelativetotheworldaround.Andevengainshavetheirbasisinlossanyway,
becauseallobjects(includingpeople)eventuallyperish.Eventhoughattheconsciouslevelofmind
youmaydenyorignoretheperishablenatureofobjects(includingpeople)asyouacquireorinteract
withthem,youarewellawareofthisfactoflifeattheunconscious(soul)levelofmind.So,even
whenanobjectisgained,thejoyexperiencedisnotapurejoy,butabittersweetjoy,producingnu-
merousanxietiesandworries,asyoutrytofigurehowbesttosecurethesituationorobject,soits
pleasurableexperiencecanbeprolongedforaslongaspossible.Sointheunenlightenedstate,no
matterwhatlifebringsyou,socalledgoodsituationsorbadsituations,thereisalwaysanunderlying
basis of experiencing uncontrolled mental agitation (stress).