The Third Dwelling│Mansions of Exemplary Life

1. Making some progress on the spiritual path but watchful and worried about regressing.

2. Want to want God and God alone but afraid of full surrender

3. Don’t take yourself too seriously and don’t be too impressed with your own progress.  Continue to be in awe of God.

4. Devoted to practice and very careful.

5. Equanimity and true humility begins (p. 70).  You are good to others.

6. Detachment begins and we think we’re further along than we are.

7. See the importance of service.  It is paramount.

8. Periods of aridity and lock of consolation are formative yielding humility and endurance

9. We consider ourselves wiser than others and fancy ourselves teachers

10. We fail little tests of faith and grow in humility as a result

11. The journey can be exhausting (p. 79)

12. Being to see the difference between “sweetness” and “consolation”.   Love is the difference.  Ego vs. humility (p. 81)

13. You’re not a teacher yet. Be quite and pray for your neighbor

14. Stop focusing on the imperfections of others and focus on your own.

15. Strive to live always in silence and hope.