“Relationships without a Divine Aim always “break up,” for they are based on nothing. Divine Purpose could be described as forgiveness – the undoing and releasing of the ego. Belief in the ego prevents awareness of True Union and Intimacy. The underlying fear of Intimacy and Union is the ego’s fear of loss of itself, the ‘personal self’ and the ’personal world.”

“Relationships without a Divine Aim always “break up,” for they are based on nothing. Divine Purpose could be described as forgiveness – the undoing and releasing of the ego. Belief in the ego prevents awareness of True Union and Intimacy. The underlying fear of Intimacy and Union is the ego’s fear of loss of itself, the ‘personal self’ and the ’personal world.”

— David Hoffmeister