Inner knowing is alignment with our true selves; it's a gut feeling, a realization that we already are that.
If you've ever felt confident and known, from within, that you were in a state of inner knowing, you already know what this feels like. This state likely arose from external circumstances—perhaps a compliment, or a major work success. Regardless, you know that gut feeling: everything seems to be unfolding according to plan, and you're aligned with a higher purpose.
Imagine you went to work as usual, following the same routine. Although this time, someone gave you a compliment that you are so good at what you do. For the rest of the day alignments and synchronicities happen because suddenly you are in alignment with the will of God. What made the difference? Was it something external that changed how you feel inside?
It was your inner conviction that you are one with your work, you are in the state of inner knowing where there are no doubts and everything flows effortlessly.
Our being expands until it aligns with our true selves. We don't resist our experiences; instead, we allow them to unfold according to a divine order. We expand with faith and loyalty to unseen realities. It's when we surrender our will to a divine source.
Where you place your attention is where you place your energy. When you focus your lighthearted attention on your being, it expands until aligned. Will, intention, and attention are intricately linked. When we consciously select an intention (our will), our attention amplifies the energy of our being to match the vibrational frequency of that intention. This creates resonance—an energetic alignment. True alignment with ourselves comes from aligning with a "divine order of things"—a larger, universal purpose. This is not about external validation or achievement but about inner congruence. It's about the expansion of our inner energy, not an attempt to manipulate the external world.
When our conscious and subconscious minds are unified—when our ego's need for self-protection and self-importance does not interfere—we experience a seamless flow. Our heart, representing intuition and inner wisdom, guides us, rather than our ego's defensive mechanisms.
The concept of "inner will" is key. It is the feeling of centeredness, of acting from a place of internal peace and unity. This manifests as calm confidence and lighthearted focus. This effortless state arises when our attention remains neutral, neither resisting nor clinging to any particular outcome.
Conversely, striving too hard, seeking external validation, or attaching undue significance to people, things, or events blocks the flow of our intention. This "effort" creates resistance, disrupting the natural energetic alignment and preventing the effortless manifestation of our will.
Effortless State
In our understanding of the world, the distinction between objective and subjective effort is rarely made. We tend to assume that all effort involves physical activity and bodily movement.
Researchers occasionally distinguish between subjective and objective effort, classifying subjective effort as originating in the mind.
However, the spiritual element, largely a mystery to mainstream thought, is largely ignored. This lack of understanding often leads to its dismissal as nonexistent. We deny our inner center, our deepest essence, which, though seemingly empty, is inexhaustible. Remaining centered prevents exhaustion. It prevents tiredness.
Mainstream perspectives rarely address why some tasks are effortlessly accomplished. Many continue to view objective reality as the absolute truth. Research on effortless attention often dismisses esoteric perspectives because they lack a basis in testable and observable objective reality. We believe only in tangible things that we can see and feel with our senses; these are the only ones that we can test and measure.
When we seek something we believe exists, we are more likely to find it. In one experiment, scientists smashed subatomic particles at enormous speed, searching for evidence of smaller particles. They found exactly what they were looking for; the smaller particles. This illustrates confirmation bias: our preconceived beliefs and assumptions influence our subjective perception, leading us to see what we want to see. Moreover, we are looking for what we already believe to confirm our bias.
Effortless Attention: A New Perspective in the Cognitive Science of Attention and Action: "Despite the difficult questions remaining, research into effortless attention and action should be viewed not as an esoteric discipline but instead as a welcome challenge to test, refine, and even alter current models of attention and action."
Our perception of reality is influenced by consciousness. However, since we see reality through consciousness, why do the mind and body play a role? It is because we fail to clearly see that the mind and body are manifestations of a universal substance. We also fail to recognize the oneness of all things; we cannot perceive that it is God's essence that unites all existence.
Everything we perceive with our senses changes its vibratory state from energy to matter. Simply by looking intensely with our eyes, we increase the amount of matter in the world.
We must look with our inner essence. When we are one with this essence, everything changes its vibratory state from matter to energy. Mind, energy, and matter are different forms of the same substance, differing only in their degree of vibration. This degree of vibration depends on our perception. When we let go of attachment to the mind and body and strengthen our inner will, we become aligned with the world.