Each of us carry around our own illusions and superstitions. Quietly, we even revel in it. It is one of the tragedies of Man. It is not so much because we have these deficiencies, but that we are unaware of them; as each of us are blind to our own individual illusions and superstitions. Another person can plainly see our particular weaknesses, even as we recognize theirs. They even perceive how we indulge it, relish it, nurture it! They shake their head in disbelief, as do we of them!

What is the way out of our limited view of things -- whether it takes shape as a wanting attitude; a part knowledge of something that we believe is the real, full truth o a matter; and our readily available limited opinions on the concerns of the day? First, it is a willingness on our part to be aware of these deficiencies and a desire to shed these illusions. If, e.g. we take inventory of several of them, and then make a concerted effort to overcome them, we will begin our journey out of our individual ignorance, as well as out of the essential Ignorance shared by all humanity. That will be difficult enough, for who is brave and sincere enough to confront his limited attitude, opinions, beliefs, illusions and dogmas, and superstitions. If one takes up that humbling yet radically effective effort, life will reward one in so many ways -- i.e. it will respond out of all proportions, often instantly, and fulfilling that which we have longed for a lifetime.

At an even deeper level, one can shed these wanting attributes by moving one's center of consciousness from the surface to the depths -- e.g. through concentration and meditation -- which enables us to be more in tune with our situation in any moment in time, more open to the possibilities that are unfolding before us, more connected with other individuals, more likely to absorb the multiplicity of truths related to a subject that will give us the full truth that will enable right decision and action, and more likely to have certain spiritual experiences of mind, such as the sudden descent of a vision or illuminations of thought, or intuitions of the full truth of a thing without thought.

One could simply say that just by shedding our illusions, we can bring vast success in life. As we shed negative energies, and release positive ones, the finite realities we see before us will be replaced by the infinite potentials of life. Vast success -- as well as the joy and delight that come from the experience -- will be our ongoing reality. Who will come forth and shed his or her first illusion? 

Additional: Falsehood, Error, Superstition