We are ascending a mystical ladder which must be done so carefully and gradually. For a spiritual warrior, the path of practice is a gradual one.  We are in a cloud of unknowing but patiently the cloud is emptied and we begin to see everything as impermanent.  We know what is the path and what is not. This clarity will be for us a refuge. It is a natural unfolding through purification.  This is talk 10 of 14 talks given during SIMT retreat at Chapin Mill in August of 2019.