The monad wears envelopes of matter—physical, emotional, mental, and causal—each a necessary vehicle for evolution through the worlds.
These envelopes have power over consciousness only while they are mistaken for the self. Identification gives them dominion; recognition dissolves their hold.
Mastery of each level requires one insight: "I am not this." The form remains, but the illusion of identity falls away.
Seven insights per level—seven gates to pass through. Each recognition loosens the grip of matter and reveals the presence wearing it.