[mkirkpatrick]

Many thanks Ls for your most thoughtful reply,in our long journey along the road of
unfoldment,we gradually learn to unfold and use our inner faculties,and to develop the
power of seeing,the faculty of seeing truth,in particular the truth about our own behaviors,
both inner and outer,illumines our path toward liberation.This inner seeing,if accepted,
repeatedly exposes the manifestations of our egoism,which withers slightly each time the
light of "seeing"strikes it.

The faculty of seeing has the power because it intuitively knows right from wrong,Seeing
penetrates our illusions and recognizes ant hint of egoistic self-centeredness,not only in
our speech and actions,but also in uor hidden thoughts,emotions,and desires,Seeing
sees all.

Why then,with all the benefit of our abilty to see,are we not already free of egoism?Because seeing the manifestations of our egoism for what they are means seeing many
of our motivations,thoughts,and actions revealed as unbecoming,unattractive,petty and
ugly.These sobering revelations cause us great discomfort,because they clash with our
carefully constructed and well-protected self image.

Seeing depends on consciousness,but the conscious energy is not the essence of seeing.
For that we must look to our will.to the one who sees in us,who sees us.This willingness
to see,this seer is none other than our own conscience,our deeper self!

regards michael.