“Today, the wave of light that is moving through your universe and the high levels of consciousness that many people are reaching is opening a larger channel to the higher realms and creating opportunities for many thousands to reach enlightenment in this lifetime. 
Your Higher Self is always growing, exploring, learning, and discovering new aspects of itself. Growing — reaching new levels of understanding, self-awareness, and aliveness — is one of the main goals of all life. Growth never ends, for even when you reach higher levels there are still further levels to go. Without growth, there is a contraction of life-force energy. With growth, you feel vibrant, alive, healthy, and joyful.
One of the most important elements in reaching enlightenment is the intensity of your desire to grow. The more you want to grow with all of your being the more rapidly you will reach enlightenment. One spiritual master held his student underwater until he gasped for breath. ‘You must desire enlightenment as intently as you just wanted air — and then you will have it just as quickly,’ he told the student as he released him. This is a popular story because it illustrates so well the relationship between the desire for your spiritual growth and its attainment.”
Spiritual Growth – Being Your Higher Self, Sanaya Roman, Pg. 108.
