As we move beyond the level of acceptance, which we do by owning back our own power to know, we move into a loving state that is forgiving and understanding, with the beginning of revelations and the experience of all life as loving. We begin to see that love is present everywhere. Therefore, we move on up to a God who is merciful and represents unconditional love. The realization that lovingness is a basic reality leads to an inner state of joy. Out of that comes compassion, the transfiguration of consciousness that reveals the perfection of all creation. There is the realization of oneness of all life that results in the state of bliss. There are also states of enlightenment and illumination in which one becomes conscious and aware of unity and oneness.
Healing and Recovery, Ch. 15, pg. 455-456
