Everything that takes place in your life happens because of your consciousness. Raise your consciousness and you raise your whole being, your whole outlook on life, and you start to live the full and glorious life which is your true heritage. You can be told about it, and you can see others living it; but until it enters your consciousness and you can accept that it is for you, nothing happens. The most seemingly simple and child-like soul can accept the kingdom of heaven far more easily than the most deeply intellectual soul who thinks it knows all the answers with its mind, but its consciousness has not been raised to higher levels. Every soul can reach a raised state of consciousness. But it is something to be achieved from within, from inner knowing, from inspiration and intuition which require no outer knowledge and wisdom. It is all there within every soul, simply waiting to be recognised, drawn forth and lived.