“What is true?” It seems like a simple question, but when I truly let it sink in, it opens a space of boundless wonder. It’s not just a question about truth in facts, but an invitation to feel: where is it true, in what space, in what dimension of time and existence? Let me share a recent experience that made this question resonate within me, hoping it might inspire you to explore it too.
A few weeks ago, friends stayed with us: an old childhood friend of my partner and his wife. They were new to the world of Gayatri mantra, but I invited them to the monthly gathering I host. What followed was a quiet, powerful experience. One of them described how the mantra initially met resistance, but then flowed through their body, emotions, and mind, ultimately revealing a profound strength. The other spoke of an explosion of light and consciousness, an expansion that felt almost tangible. Their words, so different yet so sincere, touched me deeply. Though their eyes, I saw anew the power of Gayatri mantra and, with it, 'what is true' in its working.
Afterward, in a brief embrace with one of them, something extraordinary happened. As we stood there, I experienced a truth that words can hardly capture: There is No Body. It wasn’t a concept or an idea, but a direct experience of 'what is true', a moment where the boundaries of ‘you’ and ‘I’ dissolved into a silent, clear presence. We looked at each other, smiled, and went on to drink coffee – because life always flows on, doesn’t it?
That afternoon, exhausted, I took a nap, and something occurred that deepened this question even further. In a state between sleeping and waking, I felt my body as something entirely outside of me, yet simultaneously wholly mine, within me. I couldn’t move, couldn’t open my eyes, but I was fully awake. It wasn’t a dream, but a vivid presence – here, now. And yet, it went beyond that. The question “What is true?” began to resonate within me, not merely as a search for truth in my body or mind, but as an invitation to something far deeper: an expansion in time and space, a sense of unity where the question itself becomes a gateway to something I can’t even name or describe.
For me, “What is true?” is a question without an answer, and yet it carries an answer within itself. It offers an expansion that breaks through boundaries, where love wells up.
Perhaps you’ll find a moment today to ask yourself: What is true? Not to pin it down, but to let the question resound, to let it settle in your heart. To embark on an exploration, opening yourself to the space where time and boundaries fade. Maybe you’ll find it in a quiet moment, in an embrace, or in the simplicity of a cup of coffee.The beauty lies, ultimately, not in finding the answer, but in daring to ask the question.