The fundamental ground of all existence does not strive, seek, or manipulate. Aware presence is the “I am” that precedes all thoughts, feelings, and sensations. It is the silent witness that observes the flow of experience without judgment or engagement.
Prayer, meditation, self-inquiry and various other spiritual practices, while potentially valuable tools for quieting the mind and shifting perspective, are activities of the mind—the very instrument that obscures the recognition of this effortless being.
When we rest in simply being, we align ourselves with the fundamental nature of reality. We step out of the mind's extra activity and settle into conscious awareness.
In religious language, this state of simply being is often described as being one with the Father, or one with God; not God as a separate, transcendent entity, but as the ultimate ground of being, the source of all existence.
By abiding in our true nature as simply being, we are no longer separate from this divine source. The perceived gulf between the individual and the divine collapses in the direct recognition of our fundamental essence.
