Spirit changes everything. We learn this time and time again. It seems to be the way: general forgetfulness interspersed with moments of intense remembering. But what it means is that the reality we think we inhabit is actually a spiritless (lifeless) facade, and real spirited reality is not only completely different but in many ways contrary. The thinking mind cannot see, comprehend or enter into spirited reality, and it either denies its existence at every turn (the non-student) or it pretends to know (the poor student). Our work is to soften mind and awareness so that we can catch glimpses and gradually learn to dwell in the world of spirit.