In a more profound sense that goes beyond our existence itself, we look for the ultimate significance of our lives in the union of the conditioned with the unconditioned. For this, the conditioned must shed a part of its conditioning—that is, of its existence; the unconditioned must sacrifice a part of its freedom. I use the term "transformation" for this two-fold process. I call the interface between the two worlds the "world of realization" because transformation is more than change; it is the creation of a new reality.
