In my limited experience on a spiritual path, these notions have been a source of both progress and stagnation. The initial acquaintance with aspects of the “higher self” and the self-perpetuating aspiration for union with the universal source can lead one to feel compelled to be better and “purer” that their current state. This realization and compulsion to strive is initially paramount to the aspirant’s progress and should be regarded as such. However, through my experience, I have found a mental attachment to purification and reinvention to be, at times, a generator of shame and grief, guilt, and the diminishment of self-esteem and self-love. The quest toward a deeper understanding of your higher self and the supreme love conflicts boldly with this self-flagellation. This issue is a complicated one to comment on because, on one hand, I know this advice to be true, on the other hand, I feel enduring the throes of that self-degradation and relentless mental anguish was a necessary experience leading me toward the softening state in which I now dwell. A state in which the mental coarseness of an ideal me is generally overshadowed by a joy and acceptance of my shortcomings. This way of approaching personal growth has been a godsend, as my level of mental struggle has begun to fade. As a result, the transformations toward purity, or in favor of it, come of their own accord, from a gestation undisturbed by the stormwinds of the mind.
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To become involute. : to return to a former condition : to become cleared up : disappear.