Awakening...

The whole of creation was made in order to awaken. But awakening is chiefly of
two kinds: one kind is called birth, the birth of the body when the soul awakens
in a condition where it is limited in the physical body, and so man becomes
captive; and there is another awakening, which is to awaken to reality, and that
is called the birth of the soul. God lost in manifestation is the state that we
call awakening. Manifestation lost in God is realization. In my language I would
call the former dream and the latter awakening.

From The Teachings Of
HAZRAT INAYAT KHAN

Selected & Arranged By
HAZRAT PIR VILAYAT INAYAT KHAN