【作者】Eileen Caddy
【翻譯】熊倩涵
【編輯】顏士寶
You do not have all knowledge and all wisdom without it unfolding gradually from within. Life is a constant unfoldment. When you were a child, you had to learn certain fundamental lessons. When you put your hand out to touch the fire, you were told that it was hot and would burn you. But if you failed to obey and went your own way and touched the fire, you were burnt and found it very painful. However,it taught you not to touch it again. In this spiritual life, you have to learn certain fundamental lessons, and if they are not adhered to, you have to take the consequences. Some people learn at great speed and are ready to move on to greater lessons, until eventually they find they are so in tune, they no longer have to learn lessons, but flow with life in perfect harmony and oneness with everything. It is the ultimate state of consciousness to be reached by everyone. 若沒有從內在逐漸展開的過程，我不會有所有這些知識與智慧。生命就是一個不斷展開的過程。當我是一個孩子的時候，我必須得學習一些基礎的經驗。當我將自己的手伸出去碰觸火的時候，我會被告知那很燙會燒傷我。但若我沒有去遵守，而是擅自去碰觸了火，我就會被燒傷並且感到劇烈的疼痛。然而，這教會了我不要再去碰觸火。
在這靈性的生活中，我也必須學習一些基礎的經驗，若我沒有去遵循它們，我就必須承受相應的結果。有些人以很快的速度學習了，並且準備好了繼續學習更重要的經驗，直到他們最終發現自己已經很協調，已經不再必須去學習經驗了，而是在完美的和諧中與生命一起流動，與萬物合一。這就是每個人意識層面所能達到的終極狀態。
