The Ground Beneath the Grass: Returning to What You Truly Are

In the constant hum of modern life, we are endlessly drawn to form—our bodies, our relationships, our possessions, our thoughts. Society trains us to live from the surface, where we define ourselves by the visible and the measurable. Yet beneath all this—beneath the “grass” of identity and preference—lies something still, eternal, and untouched. This is the Ground of Being.

The text reminds us that Source has no form. What we call “me” is often just a patch of overgrown grass — made up of thoughts like I am this body, I am this story, I am what I own. But in truth, all these are just coverings. They hide the pure, naked awareness that was present before any thought of “I” arose.

The journey of spiritual awakening, then, is like mowing the lawn. It is not about becoming something new, but uncovering what was always there—the simple, shining presence of consciousness itself.

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