It is important to understand that the
internal work of actively trying to be present always remains esoteric and
"secret," no matter how clearly the details are elaborated. This is
first of all because a person will not attempt this work of awakening unless he
or she wants to attempt it. Secondly, knowledge about being present is not the
same as understanding what presence and the absence of presence mean. Once a
person recognizes this everything changes, but if a system of knowledge remains
only knowledge, it can only serve as another form of comparative study.
The Fellowship understands the necessity of
learning from spiritual schools of the past and of maintaining similar
standards in preserving and clarifying the inner teaching of awakening in order
to apply it practically to daily life.
