The Goal of Spiritual Wholeness

Crowning the principal aims of evolution - human completion, emancipation from suffering, the end of ignorance and reunion with the self - is its supreme purpose, expansion into the state of wholeness. While it is true that liberation is the highest goal of all traditions of enlightenment, from the point of view of the teaching, liberation that is not based on wholeness is no more than a denial of human existence. True liberation includes transcendence, but is not defined by freedom from ignorance, which could be considered a 'negative' enlightenment. Enlightenment is not release from the false, but expansion into the true.

At the heart of enlightenment lies the state of wholeness, which is founded upon the complete awakening of our original soul identity. The state of wholeness cannot be captured by the earthly mentality - it is beyond the imagination of the human mind. In fact, it does not belong to the human reality at all. Only by transcending the dimension of forgetfulness can we access the truth of our future self.

Although the realization of wholeness is unique for each individual, the awakening of the inner state is the existential foundation all souls require to become whole, for it is only by expanding into the states beyond the mind that the soul actualizes her multifaceted existence beyond the limits of her human identity. Abiding in the inner realm, she gradually merges with the timeless ground of existence, the womb from which she gives birth to her complete presence. We cannot even speak about wholeness and soul-realization in separation from this idea of the unity of the soul with the absolute reality. It is by the power of her union with the supreme self that the soul finally awakens the true identity of her ultimate subjectivity.

Although our journey towards wholeness is rooted in our evolution into the realm of the inner state, we must not confuse abidance in states beyond the mind with wholeness itself. The one who becomes whole is not a state we abide in, but the individual consciousness that embodies it, our pure subjectivity. To expand into her ultimate potential, the soul must not only reach unity with the beyond, but also awaken her multidimensional body of I am. To know what wholeness truly means, we must become whole and complete on all levels.

Wholeness is a pure reflection of universal perfection in the heart of an individual being. For the soul to become whole, she must reach completion in her human existence and align her human identity with her awakening process. She has to reach maximal integrity within her human personality before she is free to realize herself, for unless the personality matures to the highest level of wisdom and purity, the soul cannot integrate her human incarnation with her eternal essence. The human consciousness of the soul must be refined to the point that it can serve as a suitable vehicle for her awakening and transcendence.