July 17, 2026
Have you ever had the sense that you were right on the edge of a spiritual breakthrough, yet somehow moving too fast to experience it? It can feel as though if you could only slow down, the breakthrough would finally arrive.
I believe that this feeling arises not because we need to slow down in order to have a profound experience, but because we are looking past an experience we are already having. We are looking ahead toward where we imagine the breakthrough will occur while overlooking the breakthrough that is unfolding right now.
The miracle isn't in the future. It is here.
Mystical experience is not something that happens later. It is always already present.
The secret is learning to recognize the magnificently mystical nature of this moment.
Because of habituation, most of us have become desensitized to the present. We move through it without really noticing it. We notice the thoughts, sensations, emotions, and events that arise within the present moment, but the present itself cannot be reduced to the things it contains.
Even in meditation, we often become strangely indifferent to the miracle of immediate experience. We skim across the surface of the moment while remaining unaware of its extraordinary depth. If we gently expand our awareness, we begin to discover that far more is here than we ever imagined.
In my own practice, I am learning to penetrate the depth of each moment, allowing the fullness of what is here to permeate my being and touch my soul. This is not especially difficult to do.
What is difficult is remembering to do it, and sustaining that quality of attention.
Before I begin meditation, I take a few slow, deliberate breaths. I relax my body and consciously remember my soul's deepest intention. These simple acts become an attunement. My mind and body begin working together as a single instrument that guides awareness beyond the familiar experience of now and into the vast, miraculous depths already present within it.
For me, it is essential to practice with a sankalpa, an articulation of my soul's deepest intention.
My primary sankalpa is: “I am fully embodied, awake, and alive in all dimensions of being.”
Alongside a primary sankalpa, we can also cultivate secondary sankalpas. These are intentions that help shape us into the person capable of fulfilling our deepest purpose.
A few days ago a new secondary sankalpa arose within me: “I consciously direct the flow of awareness into higher dimensions of being.”
This simple intention has begun transforming my practice. I am learning to use my mind and body as an instrument of attunement, consciously directing awareness toward the miraculous depths of the present moment. As I do, I find myself perceiving more in this very moment than ever before.
The miracle was never waiting for me in the future. It was waiting for me to notice that it had been here all along.
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