The inner path is lined with many trials and pitfalls. But there is nothing to be feared in this foreknowledge; in truth, these encounters with danger are actually stages of initiation; they are necessary points along the upper path where the aspirant reaches\u2014again and again\u2014the proverbial fork in the road.<\/p>\n
A great confusion usually clouds these unwanted moments, made all the worse by yet another challenge that is, itself, a part of the path less taken: the aspirant can\u2019t see down either path, as a kind of darkness shrouds the entrance to both.<\/p>\n
It is always in these moments that the aspirant feels most frightened and alone. A mounting despair strengthens the sense of fatigue; an outpouring of stressful thoughts and worried feelings deny, decry, and try to console all at once. But the main question remains, which we\u2019ll put in the first person:<\/p>\n
How can I tell which of the two paths is the true one? Which leads to the immortal Self, and which is a one-way ticket back to being \u201cme\u201d again? And how do I know which\u2014if any\u2014of these voices in my head telling me \u201cthis is the way\u201d or \u201cno, go that way\u201d is offering me the right instruction? In short, how can I tell the difference between a true inner guide and a false one?<\/p>\n
Is there a way to know with some certainty which of these guides can see through this darkness and which one is blinded by it? The answer is yes.<\/p>\n
The following six ways are designed to help you tell the difference between a false inner guide and a true one. Use the light these insights provide to help you make it, safe and sound, all the way back home to your immortal Self.<\/p>\n
The inner path is lined with many trials and pitfalls. But there is nothing to be feared in this foreknowledge; in truth, these encounters with danger are actually stages of initiation; they are necessary points along the upper path where the aspirant reaches\u2014again and again\u2014the proverbial fork in the road. A great confusion usually clouds…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":232,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,255],"tags":[978,2592,2903,2203,2902,596],"class_list":["post-5577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-enlightenment-self-realization","category-faithspirituality","tag-confusion","tag-false-guide","tag-gods-voice","tag-immortal-self","tag-inner-guidance","tag-learning-the-lesson"],"yoast_head":"\n