You are the path, the path is you

"You are the path, and the path is you"—a profound teaching my teacher, Anand Ji, often shares. Its depth is immense, yet it took me some time to fully grasp its true meaning.

So lets explore it a little bit deeper:
As I’ve written in previous articles, we experience everything through our consciousness. And the state of our consciousness determines our experience.

If we are in a state of confusion—where we identify with thoughts rather than witnessing them flow through our awareness like clouds in the sky or waves in the ocean—we become reactive to external circumstances and the emotions they stir within us. In this state, we are entangled in the ego, where our sense of self is shaped by fleeting thoughts and energy fluctuations.

In the ego state, we perceive ourselves as separate. Reality appears external, something we observe through our five senses, yet everything we see and experience is filtered through our own consciousness. We cannot experience anything outside of our consciousness.

This is why yogic practices are so powerful and essential. They help us refine our state of consciousness and through that the outside changes – as within, so without.

Through the practices we learn to expand our awareness so that we may recognize and slowly release false conditioning and programming – patterns rooted in old, diseased biocellular memory. At the same time - especially through the practices of kriya - we can awaken and reinforce certain qualities within us that we want to cultivate . As these qualities come alive within our consciousness, we begin to perceive, embody, and express them more fully.

Take love, for example. The more we awaken love within ourselves, the more we perceive it, the more we act from it—and in turn, the more love flows back to us.

This is why the belief in an external path is an illusion. There is no path outside of you. Life is not happening outside of you. Everything unfolds within your consciousness. You are the path, and the path is you.

You are exactly where you are meant to be. The universe moves with infinite patience, with no rush, no right or wrong—only an endless unfolding into greater light, expansion, and realisation.

This understanding dissolves the fear of being on the wrong path. You realise that everything is as it is because you give it permission to be so. You assign meaning through your own awareness and observation. And that gives you incredible power.

That is why practice is essential. Through practice, you can awaken these higher qualities, clear outdated memories, and plant new seeds—and as a result, your life will blossom.

This doesn’t mean challenges will disappear. But the way you face them will transform completely.

If you are curious to learn more and start with your own personalised practice, you can reach out anytime!
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With love,
Janina 🧡