Conversion is primarily an unselfing. The first birth of the individual is into his own little world. He is controlled by the deep-seated instincts of self-preservation and self-enlargement—instincts which are, doubtless, a direct inheritance from his brute ancestry.

The universe is organized around his own personality as a center. Conversion is the larger world consciousness now pressing in on the individual consciousness. Often it breaks in suddenly and becomes a great new revelation.

This is the first aspect of conversion: the person emerges from a smaller limited world of existence into a larger world of being. His life becomes swallowed up in a larger whole.

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Gender-inclusive version:

Conversion is primarily an unselfing. The first birth of the individual is into his or her own little world. The person is controlled by the deep-seated instincts of self-preservation and self-enlargement—instincts which are, doubtless, a direct inheritance from his or her brute ancestry.

The universe is organized around the person’s own personality as a center. Conversion is the larger world consciousness now pressing in on the individual consciousness. Often it breaks in suddenly and becomes a great new revelation.

This is the first aspect of conversion: the person emerges from a smaller limited world of existence into a larger world of being. His or her life becomes swallowed up in a larger whole.