with consciousness we begin to awaken
to our own inner worlds
yet we are only half awake
to who and what we really are
only half awake to our deeper needs
and how to attain them

most of us would like to avoid
pain and suffering
but we believe that how we feel
inside
depends on external circumstances

when we are awakened to our
true nature
we are freed from dependence on
the external world
both for our sense of self
and our inner well-being

we become free to act with
more intelligence and compassion
attending to the needs of the situation
at hand
rather than the needs of ego

once advanced we realize
that the world of matter is not real
and that time and space
are not ultimate reality

this state is known as Christogenesis
the birth of Christ consciousness

the spiritual birth of humanity as a whole

Peter Russel, WAKING UP in TIME