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One could say there are many stages on the spiritual path.

It's both true and not true.

The truth of the matter is

there are layers and layers and layers and layers,

not just stages.

Each person, every individual, every human, is here. They took birth because they're blocked.

There's stuff stored inside of their energy flow, their Shakti flow, that keeps it from going up.

And the entire purpose of your birth, despite anything anybody tells you otherwise, the entire purpose of your birth, despite anything anybody tells you otherwise,

the entire purpose of your birth is to go back up with less than you came down with.

That's simple.

Will you reach total liberation in this lifetime?

Some have, but it doesn't matter.

You go back up with less than you can't down with.

Many people go back up with more than I can't down with.

And it's really not that funny.

That is a wasted journey, a wasted round.

Why would I go back with more than I came down with?

Because what you came down with, and it's very deep,

people think they're working on themselves,

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