If we know anything innately, it is the meditative state.
Each of us has passed through a nine-month gestation period, suspended in the deprivation tank of our mother’s embryonic fluid. No thoughts, no concepts—just the raw experience of being.
This is why those who have touched a deep state of meditation often find the experience familiar. The space and essence of the state do not feel foreign, but rather like a long-forgotten homecoming.
Being fully present, experiencing life in the moment, is our birthright. It is our very essence—the most natural state for all of us. So why, then, does meditation often feel so daunting, unappealing, or even impossible for beginners?
Because in today’s world, simplicity has become the new complexity. Our highly developed prefrontal cortex, which we so greatly admire, can be a double-edged sword.
When it comes to truth, it is easy to conceptualize, to craft intricate philosophies adorned with appealing language. Yet, the direct experience of reality—the essence of meditation—can only be known through practice. To know about something and to know it directly are two vastly different things, often confused by the cunning strategies of the mind.
So let us put down the meditation books and simply practice—unless, of course, that book serves as an inspiration to sit in silence afterward.
Practice and application are the ultimate teachings. The journey of meditation is a paradoxical evolution, a process of reverse engineering ourselves—devolving from complexity back to simplicity.
It is within this empty yet all-encompassing state that we extract great insight and tap into an energy reservoir that nourishes every function of our body and every dimension of our being. In this space, we drink deeply from the intoxicating nectar of simply being.
Find the method, the technique, the practice that resonates with you, and let it become the golden key that begins to unlock all your hidden gates.