Dear Forum Member:
Strange topic, the second world war and T/R, but there is a connection. Let me explain.
During WWII there were anti-aircraft guns.. sometimes called ack ack guns due to the sound they made. They would shoot a medium sized projectile up into the air, and said projectile had an altitude set trigger mechanism. When an enemy's aircraft came within range the guns would let loose. The hope was that their altitude trigger would go off at the same altitude of the enemy plane and send flack into the air. The goal was to bring down the enemy aircraft. Now think about this... (are you still with me?).
There would be little sense in setting up these anti-aircraft guns in the middle of nowhere. Obviously the sensible thing would be to station the guns close to valuable targets, factories, airports, headquarters, etc.
For the pilot flying the airplane, a salvo of anti-aircraft guns was both good and bad news. It meant that one was close to the target and, at the same time, entering a zone of considerable risk.
On your journey to Self and the realization of your True Nature, you will find the above metaphor holds. The closer you get to the target, the more flack you can expect. Indeed, if you are not experiencing the resistance metaphorically presented (admittedly rather clumsily) above, you are probably nowhere close to the ''target''. I suggest you anticipate Maya/ego kickback and welcome it, it means you are on target.
But, who mans those guns... counter intuitively, it is those closest to you, friends, lovers, whomever, and the reason is that they are he ones who will feel most threatened by your progress on the pathless path.
Does the above explanation hold true in your experience. Just be aware and let me know. It's your experience that counts, not my stories about the unexplainable.
Love ya, Jed