1) don't ridicule or be cynical about the new paradigm, just because the new ideas do not make sense in terms of the old criteria, or because the new ideas threaten the old "certainties", long-established practices, and comfortable ways of thinking, that were justified by the old paradigm. Instead we should consider, weigh, and digest the new information: it takes great courage to think anew, to re-evaluate, and to start over.
2) don't, on the other hand, accept the new paradigm too quickly, thus unconsciously interpreting it in terms of the dualistic assumptions of the old paradigm. When the new paradigm is accepted by an ego that remains embedded in the old structure, that ego will feel threatened and paranoid, unable to understand or accept the need for its own subjugation to the higher understanding of the divine soul self. As Shunyamurti puts it:
Since the caterpillar cannot weigh the comparative advantages of life as a butterfly, it too often short-circuits its metamorphosis out of misplaced fear.
3) don't adopt the new paradigm superficially, without
walking the talk. There are plenty of other people who will collude in the avoidance of real transformation, and all egos tend to take the easy way out, if they can. Instead, be disciplined in exploring what is true. Seek guidance and feedback from trusted sources. Be willing to question everything. Strive continually to refine the intellect, and to become the embodiment of love and light (spiritual power).
4) don't defer continually the act of putting the new paradigm into practice. Excuses can always be found: there is always more to learn, others to convince, alternatives to be weighed, planning to be done. Such an attitude may seem careful, but can in fact be a subconscious attempt to forestall, as long as possible, the essential subordination of the ego: we may be trying to
squeeze as much pleasure (and unwittingly pain) as one can out of the lower-chakra activities that one knows must be jettisoned if growth is to occur. We can wait too long, holding on to rationality, instead of taking the plunge and embracing inner change.
The true, higher self, the divine being of light, waits in majestic serenity, for our realization to happen. First we must empty ourselves of the psychic junk that has accumulated around the egoic lower self: we achieve this through surrender of this lower self to the wisdom of the intuitive and divine higher self. Then we can shift our consciousness
beyond language, into full realization of non-duality.