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As we travel on our spiritual path, we need to remember four important principles as they will enable us to see our goal more clearly.

1. Complacency is dangerous;
2. We have been programmed to desensitize ourselves;
3. We tend to make the crossroads confusing;
4. Enlightenment in its truest form is salvation.

As we delve deeper into the significance of each of these principles, we appreciate their wisdom in defining our goals and possible pitfalls as we progress along our path. Although each is in some manner related to the other, they have their own individual value as well.

Not only is the number four significant to the principles above, four reminds us of the natural forces which influence us: there are four main compass directions, four seasons in a year. Similarly, four natural elements will guide us and serve us well on our journey embodied in Earth, Wind, Fire and Water.

As we are aware, the starting point is the self and when we begin with ourselves, we will find that our most profound resource is inner peace.

We begin the path by contemplating the significance in strenght and will, courage and fortitude. These basic elements, when fully applied, will greatly assist us throughout our journey.

As we begin to determine the factors that block us from attaining clarity, we begin to realize that we need to dig deeper into ourselves to find the true and ultimate causes. While the answers might initially appear simple, they may, in fact, be complicated since we may have to look much closer and longer than we might have originally thought. Just as a diamond is comprised of may facets, every individual experience has many facets as well: each time the diamond is turned under a shining light, a different group of shimmering facets appears. And so it is with the human psyche.

One of the biggest heartbreaks we might endure is the loss of a loved one when he or she has crossed over to the other side. It is finality in that we no longer see them, speak with them or touch them–our lives are forever changed.

Death in our society is a dirty word. It's something unspeakable for fear that it might happend if it's mentioned. Often, the friends we knew when our loved ones were alive will avoid us after our loved one has passed, as if they have nothing more in common with us, or that death might visit them if they continue to associate with us.

Our life together with our loved one is indeed over. But what we had with them remains and, because they continue to exist on a different level, our loved one remains with us, perhaps even helping us fron another dimension. Sometimes our loved ones come to us in the dream state and we remember their visits with us when we awaken. We can be reassured, then, that they're still with us, even though we are required to continue our daily lives without them.