Inner Illumination: The Journey to Personal Awakening

In our turbulent world, where external dogmas and standards often dictate how to live, true awakening begins from within. The personal experience of self-awareness becomes that sacred revelation which allows each of us to be illuminated by a light accessible only through a profound inner experience. Here, truth is not measured by objective evidence or widely accepted norms—it is born in the heart itself, inspiring us to a creative awakening of the spirit and a bold search for a meaningful life.

On this path of inner illumination, we learn to look beyond superficial measures and standards, understanding that true knowledge is unique to each individual. This personal experience, capable of breaking the barriers of life's instability and granting wisdom, leads us to freedom, where the external necessity to conform to general expectations gives way to the pursuit of our own, unique answers.

Thus, each of us is given the opportunity to open up to the true light that nourishes our inner world and guides us on the journey of personal transformation. It is an invitation to engage in a deep dialogue with oneself, to accept and affirm the power that grants us inspiration, confidence, and freedom in every moment of life.

Which personal truth or belief do you consider the main principle in your life?

I hold the conviction that the main truth of my life lies not in external dogmas or evidence, but precisely in that inner revelation—the capacity of self-awareness to reveal a profound light that helps me overcome the instability of existence and live meaningfully. For me, the true understanding of truth is a personal, subjective experience that goes beyond the conventional categories of “objective” knowledge and transforms into a deeply individual encounter. This truth does not require proof for others; it unfolds within a person and inspires us to the creative awakening of the spirit, bestowing wisdom and freedom.

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"Truth is subjective, it is individual and universal in its individuality, it lies beyond this opposition, it is subjective, i.e. existential, but it would be even more accurate to say that it lies beyond the opposition of the subjective and objective. The universality of Truth only pertains to the socialized aspect of Truth, to the communication of Truth to others. Truth is a quality, and therefore it is aristocratic, like every quality. It is completely wrong to say that only what is necessary is Truth. Truth can reveal itself to one and be denied by the rest of the world; it can be prophetic, and a prophet is always solitary. And yet, Truth does not exist exclusively for the cultural elite; this is as much a falsehood as the democratic understanding of the quality of Truth. All are called to partake in Truth; it exists for the entire world. Yet it reveals itself only under specific spiritual, intellectual, and cultural conditions." (source: 1249_6240.txt, page: 14)

"‘Truth’ capable of leading to the destruction of life — truth that undermines the very foundations of our existence — is, in another, more essential sense, not truth at all. In its primary, original sense, truth is not the external unveiling of reality through our thought, but rather its self-unveiling or revelation in our self-consciousness, through which we overcome the precariousness of our existence and partake from within in genuine reality. Truth is about partaking in the light, the inner illumination of our consciousness, which opens up to us the right, meaningful, ‘true’ life." (source: 1262_6309.txt)