The aspirant who frequently measures how far he has advanced, or
retrograded, upon this path, or how long he has stood still, is
seeking something to be gained for himself, is looking all the time at
himself. He is measuring the ego instead of trying to transcend it
altogether. He is clinging to self, instead of obeying Jesus'
injunction to deny it. Looking at the ego, he unwittingly stands with
his back to the Overself. If he is ever to become enlightened, he must
turn round, cease this endless self-measurement, stop fussing over
little steps forward or backward, let all thoughts about his own
backwardness or greatness cease, and look directly at the goal itself.
...................Paul Brunton
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