Notes: Union is not attained in a sudden burst of insight and enlightenment. It is the outcome of progressive purification and reintegration. Discernment is the process of examining, identifying, deconstructing, and remediating the aspects of our awareness that exist in separation. Self-awareness that results from introspective discernment should be maintained with determination. Deviation and departure from all that has been understood and established should be vigilantly guarded against. When such contemplation becomes uninterrupted, the cessation of mental disturbances follows.