Part 1
Dying to one's self, which is one and the same as spiritual rebirth, is not attained by an imagined grace wherein -- by some "miracle" -- we call ourselves "reborn;" no, resurrection happens, moment by moment, when we marry our willingness to witness what is revealed about us with a celestial Awareness by whose Light alone are we made self-aware. Then... "It is done."
Part 2
The practice of experiencing the presence of the Divine is inseparable from the undivided (level of) awareness that is, in fact, the foundation of this holy relationship.