Once You Have Experienced It, Proof Is No Longer Needed
Doubt thrives in the absence of direct experience. The intellect demands evidence, constructing elaborate justifications for what it cannot yet grasp. But when the veil is lifted – when the mind, body, and awareness dissolve into the unshakable certainty of direct realization – proof becomes irrelevant.
Imagine explaining fire to someone who has never felt its warmth. You could describe its heat, flickering light, and how it devours wood and dances in the wind. Yet words would always fall short. The person might nod, ask for scientific studies, or debate its existence. But the moment their hand hovers near a flame, every question vanishes. There is no longer belief or disbelief -only knowing.
Spiritual awakening functions the same way. Those who have never touched the boundless stillness of their true nature often seek validation from philosophy, neuroscience, or comparative religion. They need the reassurance of others and the intellectual security of consensus. But the one who has dissolved into that stillness no longer seeks permission to believe. Knowing arises effortlessly, beyond language or logic.
This is why those who have crossed the threshold often struggle to articulate their experience. The attempt to translate it into words feels like drawing water from the ocean with a thimble. Everything that could be said remains insufficient. So they speak in metaphors, paradoxes, and silence.
Skepticism serves a purpose. It prevents blind acceptance and encourages discernment. But its power dissolves in the face of truth lived directly. Once seen, it cannot be unseen. Once known, it cannot be doubted.
For those still searching, no explanation will suffice. For those who have arrived, no explanation is necessary.
Morgan O. Smith
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