“We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.” —Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, French idealist philosopher, and Jesuit Catholic priest
We enter this world ingrained with the wisdom of our infinite and spiritual nature―our true self. However, through conditioning and facing the challenges of life as it unfolds, we slowly forget who we are and how magnificent we really are. You could say that we get smaller, and begin believing that who we are or what we are made of is just a collection of the roles we play: our accomplishments and failures, the obstacles we need to overcome, the opinions we hold of ourselves, and the opinions others have of us.
What separates us from our infinite nature? The answer is thought—endless thoughts, many of them negative. We can choose to believe them—or not. Many choose to believe them. This fixation with our thoughts causes us to be lost in a trance most of our lives—not actually where we are in the present. We become distracted and disconnected from our senses. Our senses are the portal to our authentic self, our essential being, our spirit.
Coming into the body, feeling the breath, the sensations that are happening right now—this is our gateway into the present moment. This is how we can remember our true selves—the infinite presence that we intuitively know we are. Meditation and yoga are among the many techniques that can help open this portal to your authentic self.
Your true self appears when you’re at your most open, vulnerable, and carefree. As you raise your vibration, your perspective will shift and alter your truth.