The Voice Of The Subtle Body

There is a silent feeling within. It’s always been there. It is a quiet background feeling that we are meant for something specific – a longing for a place we can’t name, or a pull towards an unremembered purpose.

In some traditions, this stirring is said to be the voice of the subtle body, the ethereal system within. It has many names, and acts as a compass, trying to align our current physical life with the momentum of our past lives.

It is the unexpressed, unresolved urge toward spiritual liberation, reminding us that our journey didn’t start at birth. This suggests that, before we were born, we chose a specific destiny or calling, mixed with karma.

When we enter the physical world, we forget the details of that choice, but the feeling stays with us as a driving force – a stirring that pushes us towards our true nature. Our mind is trying to break through the noise of daily life to guide us toward liberation; this is the process of becoming what we truly are.

That stirring is a sign of vitality. It means our inner longing is active, asking us to pay attention and resist the urge to just blend into the background.

The voice of our subtle body is silent awareness.