“Self-realization

 “Self-realization is the knowing – in body, mind, and soul – that we are one with the omnipresence of God; that we do not have to pray that it come to us, that we are not merely near it at all times, but that God’s omnipresence is our omnipresence; and that we are just as much a part of Him now as we ever will be. All we have to do is improve our knowing.”

The ancient Vedas– Hindu scriptures—convey the crown jewel of spiritual wisdom in the words of a father, the sage Aruni, to his son Shvetaketu: tat tvam asi – thou art that. When we plumb the quiet inner sanctum of our wiser self, our outer insecurities are answered with finality by this amazingly simple and profound fact: what we are seeking, we already are – we have simply to grow in awareness.