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The movement of the life of one who has the consciousness that he is a spiritual principle is absolutely different from that of the man who believes himself to be a carnal person. For the one who considers himself a spiritual principle, the "I" is immobile, and the rest, including the body, rushes past him. He who has self-awareness stands on the shore, and evil along with everything that floats on the water flows past him. He who believes himself to be a person moves with the whole and is conscious of his movement only because some objects move more slowly and others remain still. He is floating on the river and he knows that he is floating only because some objects float slower than him, the banks remain still, and he knows that he is floating towards death, towards destruction.