Dear Chenxsi, >> These few days it seems as if i am feeling less and less motivated to continue IIH...in fact, i seem to have lost interest in everything! I've thought alot about why i've become like this, and it appears that i no longer find it meaningful to do anything at all. For the past few weeks i've been living life like an aimless zombie, not caring much about anything anymore. Sometimes i do feel less spiritual, but this time, this is serious! << It sounds like you are depressed. When you're depressed, the labor of initiation can seem especially pointless. Depression is not a place worth staying. It's just plain boring! To get out of depression, you've got to do something exciting for yourself, something that will put a smile on your face and get your blood flowing! This may well be a side-effect of your soul mirror work. In the beginning especially, the subconscious mind will try its best to maintain the status quo and will offer all kinds of resistance to progress. Depression and apathy are common examples of this. They completely disable your will to self-change. >> Whatever the case, what exactly is the meaning of pursueing knowledge and wisdom in general? What is the ultimate goal of doing such things? And when you have achieved that goal, what next? Do you go on and on forever? If this question never came to my mind in the first place, i do not think i will be like this right now... << These are not questions that another person can answer for you. You must discover the answers for yourself. No, that's the wrong wording . . . rather, you must *create* these answers for yourself. *You* must create for yourself a reason for pursuing the Mystery. *You* must create for yourself the ultimate goal worth striving for. And when you achieve your goal, *you* must decide what to do next. My best to you, :) Rawn Clark 07 Jun 2003 rawnclark@... rawn@... http://www.ABardonCompanion.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BardonPraxis http://E.webring.com/hub?ring=arionthebardonwe