Perseverance and commitment

The conditions that we need to cultivate in order to break through the wall of the ego, opening up into the realm of the Spirit are faith in terms of perseverance and commitment. This is something you have to discover for yourself, just like a new husband or a new wife. It’s what fidelity means, what monogamy means, what it means to remain committed. And, as in any human relationship of that kind, there will be testing moments. But it’s only in our own experience, and only through our own interpretation of our experience, that we can really make this commitment.

( Breakthrough, by Laurence Freeman )