1.6.2 How can you escape from the endless cycle of psychological suffering and fear of death?

This is possible through following a path which leads to the movement of the focus of awareness from the personality-confined ego to the transpersonal self. Such a path is laid out in practical detail in this book. It is attainable by ordinary people regardless of their economic or social position in society or the circumstances of their lives.

In following the practical path detailed in this book, it will become increasingly clear that what matters is less the events of one’s life (which are the preoccupation of normal consciousness) than the way in which one reacts to these events. As one moves towards the psychological enlightenment, the obsession with the outward patterning of events gives way to a deeper concern with the content of one’s life experiences. With the attainment of the psychological stage of enlightenment, the understanding of one’s life circumstances and their meaning merges into a harmonious sense of wholeness.

This is a profound feeling of psychological wellbeing which transcends one’s material circumstances.