Hi, this is Mahmoud. Welcome to the Center for Inner Awakening. Each person has two basic instincts, primal and spiritual. primal instinct can also be known as basic survival or animal instinct. Spiritual instant can also be known as angelic, superior or universal instinct. So these are the two basic possibilities, the two basic natures of each human being primal and spiritual.

Now, in between these two instincts, we have our freewill. The greatest gift that nature has given to all of us is our freewill. How we use our free will completely and totally depends on us. The device doesn't interfere With that, so eating, sleeping, earning a living, procreating putting a roof over your head, looking after yourself, looking after your family members, these are all a part of the survival requirements that nature has put on all of us. Now, even if you were to look at the animal kingdom, all the pieces of the animal kingdom also have this survival instinct. Animals not only can they provide for themselves, but they can also provide food, love and protection for their family units.

So, what's the difference between human beings and animals? The difference is that humans have the ability to become aware of a much higher level of consciousness, spiritual consciousness, universal consciousness. The Universal spark is within each and every living being on the planet. Most of our time and energy goes into fulfilling the primal requirements, the basic requirements. A lot of our time, energy and effort goes into making a living, eating, sleeping, procreating, studying, putting a roof over your head. It's all for material survival.

So if you think about it your entire life, your entire lifespan, can pass by with very little attention given to the spiritual dimension. So our entire life can pass by fulfilling our primal responsibilities and hardly any time and energy has gone into the spiritual side, the spiritual aspect. So it's a choice that each one of us has to make Make, we have to consciously use our time and energy to focus on the universal spark that's within us as well. So the question is, how do you become aware of the spiritual aspect of the human? How do you become aware of that spiritual spark that's within you? I think I think that the answer on the one hand is very simple.

And on the other hand, it's very difficult to put into practice. You simply have to go within yourself. So the question is, how do you go within yourself? You need to spend some time in silence with yourself. You can call it meditation. You can call it reflection.

Personal search, higher awareness visualizations. You can call it a you can call it any one of these things, but the idea is to go within yourself. So if possible if you can spend a few minutes a day going within. That's how you compose to the universe of spark that's within you. I believe that the greatest gift that nature has blessed every human being with his free will. But how we use our free will completely and totally depends on us.

So we must make the time and the effort to put some time and some energy to go within. If you spend time sitting in silence, and if your consciousness goes towards the universal spark which is within all of us, I think that that universal spark and nurture great qualities such as compassion, unconditional love, forgiveness, tolerance, humility, respect. So if you can spend a few minutes a day going within yourself Towards the universal Spark, then I think that spark can actually activate, inspire and motivate all these wonderful qualities that we have within ourselves. So if possible, I would suggest taking out 15 to 30 minutes a day sitting in silence. You can sit in silence first thing in the morning when you wake up, or you can sit in silence at night before you go to sleep. Personally, I like to sit in silence at night before I go to sleep.

It improves the quality of your sleep. sitting in silence has many benefits. Today, there's a lot of scientifically proven benefits to sitting in silence to meditating. It improves your physiology. It improves your health. It relaxes your body in mind.

It helps your cardiovascular system, you can increase your lifespan. It helps you to perform better at work at home. Home reduces stress. So there are many scientifically proven benefits to sitting in silence. The ultimate benefit of sitting in silence is to become conscious of the universal spark that's within you. I believe that every human being on earth is meant to do that.

But we get so distracted with our primary responsibilities that we don't fulfill the spiritual aspect. So if possible, try to take out 15 to 30 minutes a day and try sitting in silence. This will make a significant difference in your life. And I believe that that universal spark that's within you, if you make an effort and spend time to go towards that, it will be very fulfilling. So Take care for now and wishing you all the best