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Most who embark on this path never complete it—not due to lack of sincerity or dedication, but because awakening demands what most are unwilling to pay: the death of the ego while still alive. It’s a process of profound transformation that involves dying to your familiar sense of self, and once you truly begin, there’s no going back to who you once thought you were.

The Spectacle of the Honeymoon Phase

In the early stages, many experience what can be called the honeymoon phase. During this period, you taste the possibility of liberation. Perhaps it was during meditation or a walk in nature, when the walls of your mind dissolved, and you felt merged with everything around you. You believed you’d discovered the secret to eternal bliss.