The Map to Illumination (Part 3 of 3)

Reaching the third stage on the path of the heart - the stage of Spirit - means a surrender into the majesty of one's being.  The individual reaches the state where one realizes the unity of all things with themselves.  In relationship, this state is the recognition of the eternal beloved expressed in the individual they share life with.  The ideal of who one could be becomes expressed fully and the universe and the individual harmonize in speech, thought, and action.  The individual who reaches Illumination finds within themselves the capacity to decode the message which constantly comes from within (from the heart), and feels emboldened to act on those messages with a certainty of their necessity for the improvement of the whole.  Upon reaching this stage, the life of service begins. 

A through "Map to Illumination" can be found in the book Follow Your Heart by Puran and Susanna Bair.