What is that "void inside"?

The feeling of void inside.

That's how most people describe the feeling of lack of meaning and fulfilment in their lives.

A void inside that can not be filled, whatever you do.

The problem most people face is that, instead of seeing that void for what it is, they instantly feel the need to cover it and fill it with “stuff”.

It’s because of our conditioning, the way we experience life.

We identify so much with the world and “stuff” inside of it that we can not face that void, space and emptiness inside. Because that void can not be described in worldly terms, it doesn’t mean anything to our conditioned minds, our egos.

Because our ego only knows the world, it tries to solve the problem by using the only tool it has: the “stuff” in the world.

So we try to cover or fill that void by collecting new identities, new experiences, new beliefs, possessions and so on. Chasing one thing after another, only to discover that it’s not it after having them, never feeling satisfied.

It’s a futile effort. There's no way to have enough to fill that void because it cannot be satisfied with anything world has to offer.

That void wants to be discovered, wants to be recognised, wants to be seen and the problem is not the void itself, it is trying to escape from it, it is trying to fill it with "stuff".

This effort makes the situation even worse, because the more stuff you put to cover that void, the more challenging it gets to understand the true nature of it. Because you need to remove everything first to cover it to be able to face with that again.

You need to strip away from all of the identities and beliefs you collected in time, you need to stop identifying with your thoughts and emotions.

Only then you’ll be able to realise that it is you, your true essence, patiently waiting to be discovered the whole time.

The only reason you experience it as a void is because it’s not of this world, it can not be described with anything from this world, it’s your divine essence, it’s your true self, it’s the God in you.

Once you are able to get rid of all that is false, the beauty of your true self shines through you. That void is full of life, full of possibilities, full of love and joy.

You become a channel for that love and life to spread into the world. The suffering and struggle comes to an end. You become an expression of the life itself.

That’s the path to a fulfilled life. Not a life of your own as a separate little entity that tries to find a meaning and control everything. But by becoming one with the rest of existence by realising that you’re not separate.

That void inside is your guide and companion to find that path.

So follow that void, become one with it.