Jesus said, the “kingdom\u00a0of God\u00a0is within you.” He was referring to the true Self, which is discovered at the core of one’s\u00a0being. The true Self\u00a0is not different from us. It is genuinely what we are. This is why Jesus also said, “The Father and I are one.” He was not referring to himself uniquely. We are each one with our Source, never apart from it and never different from it. The idea that we could be apart from it or different from it is illusion.<\/p>\n
What is the\u00a0true Self?<\/strong><\/p>\n The true Self could be called non-dual changeless aware intelligent isness<\/em>. However, no words can accurately describe our\u00a0true Self since the mind has given every word a mental definition, and a mental definition is never the thing itself. For example, imagine that you were trying to describe\u00a0the color blue to a person who was born blind. Although blue is very simple to know in direct experience, it is impossible to describe to someone who has no concept of color.<\/p>\n It is the same for the true Self. The Self is a simple direct experience that cannot be described, but it can be known directly by each and every person because it is the truth of our being.<\/p>\n If we are the true Self, why are we unaware of it? The answer to these questions could be summed up as fear of the unknown. We are familiar with our body as ourself, our mind as ourself, and our perceptions as our world. Regardless of whether our experience is pleasant or unpleasant, it is still ours<\/em>. It is familiar, and humans\u00a0take comfort in the familiar whether it is true or not.<\/p>\n The obstacle that a truth seeker must overcome in order to realize truth is the obstacle of the familiar. It is the obstacle of “me as I perceive me and the world as I perceive the world.” This obstacle is\u00a0so intimate and familiar\u00a0that we mistake it for our truth. We cling to it as if it is what we are. As long as we cling to the familiar as if it is truth, we hide the truth from ourselves. In order to realize what we really are, we must let go of what we think we are and what we think is true.<\/p>\n
\nAnd why does it seem so hard to find?<\/strong><\/p>\n