This session continued Bartholomew's radical teaching about acceptance and non-doing, opening with a direct challenge to New Age concepts that equate happiness and health with spiritual correctness. He emphasized that trying to fix or change oneself is fundamentally misguided - we are attempting to perfect something (the body-mind) that is temporary and will die, while missing the eternal awareness that we truly are.

The transcript captures extensive dialogue with participants, particularly E..., who represents the common spiritual struggle of feeling lost and inadequate despite years of seeking. Bartholomew's response was characteristically direct: there is no "right way" to be on a spiritual path, and the very belief that one should feel a certain way creates the problem. He uses powerful analogies, comparing spiritual seekers to fish frantically searching for water while swimming in it, unaware of their natural environment.

A significant portion addressed the stages of spiritual development, explaining how consciousness must first strengthen the ego before it can transcend it. This includes a phase where the ego believes it creates through manifestation and willpower, followed by inevitable confrontations with events beyond its control. Only through this process does genuine humility arise - the recognition that something far greater is orchestrating life through us.

Bartholomew's teaching explores the relationship between consciousness and awareness, establishing that while we're always conscious (unless unconscious), awareness is something different and deeper. He makes clear this isn't another spiritual discipline to master, but rather a recognition that consciousness itself will naturally turn inward when ready. The distinction is meant to be understood, not pursued as another practice.

Throughout this session, Bartholomew addressed practical concerns about service, karma, and spiritual seeking, consistently redirecting attention away from doing and toward being. He challenged participants to drop their conceptual frameworks about how life should unfold and instead rest in the simple truth of their presence. The session culminated in the recognition that the process of awakening is inevitable once consciousness recognizes its true nature - there is nothing one can do to stop this natural return to awareness.