This is the second part of the final Q&A session with Bartholomew, addressing fundamental questions about relationships, spiritual maturity, and the nature of consciousness. Bartholomew began by discussing how consciousness manifests through our children and loved ones exactly as it intends, regardless of our personal desires or expectations. The key insight here is that we cannot truly love others until we're conscious of awareness itself, because until then we remain afraid - afraid that others can take away or limit our happiness.

A central theme was the recognition that we're all "actors on a stage" playing various roles - the betrayer, the betrayed, the jealous one - but there's an unchanging truth behind all the ever-changing drama. The path to maturity involves getting tired of this endless drama and seeking the changeless rather than constantly pursuing temporary happiness in the realm of change. Signs of spiritual progress include becoming more relaxed and open toward all of life, feeling happier regardless of external circumstances, and developing a sense of "all rightness" even in the midst of confusion and fear.

Bartholomew addressed the "weaning process" - how to leave spiritual groups or paths that no longer serve our growth. The guidance is to leave with gratitude rather than criticism, understanding that we outgrow concepts that once bound us to limited views of ourselves. Even the darkest experiences can become sources of tremendous light and awakening. When leaving any path, the mature approach is to turn with total gratitude and say "thank you" before moving on.

The discussion on prayer revealed its deepest nature: moving from asking for things to asking only for God's face itself, and ultimately recognizing that the seeker and the sought are one. Prayer becomes consciousness asking to know itself. Questions about hierarchies and spiritual beings are addressed with the reminder that curiosity itself will lead us to direct knowing rather than relying on others' descriptions - the invitation is to "find out" rather than just believe.

Bartholomew used the metaphor of training wheels being removed from a bicycle to describe what's happening as the teaching ends. Students will discover they already know how to "ride" - the power has always been within them. The final emphasis is on recognizing that there's only one consciousness, one seer seeing through billions of eyes, one breath breathing through countless bodies. Separation is only in the mind, and when thinking stops, the reality of oneness becomes apparent.

The session concluded with the recognition that students have created this entire teaching through their questions and willingness to explore. They can never again claim not to know, having created the answers to their own deepest questions. The final message is one of inevitable awakening - consciousness has asked the question of itself and will inevitably answer, because there's no separation between questioner and answerer.