Manifesting from Essential Nature

When we try to manifest something in our lives, we often unknowingly carry the limitations of our past experiences into our desires. Just as often, our ego gets involved — pulling us toward things we don’t truly need.

Take the example of buying a new car. Do you really need one? Is the old one broken? Or are you drawn to the idea because your current car feels a bit shabby and doesn’t reflect the image you want to project?

This is where we begin to distinguish between negative vision and positive vision.

Negative vs Positive Vision

Negative vision stems from a sense of lack — trying to fill a gap inside ourselves. Positive vision, on the other hand, arises from alignment. It’s a natural expression of something that truly serves your life.

There’s nothing wrong with wanting a new car. Maybe it’s more reliable, more efficient, or just more comfortable. But if the desire is rooted in the need to look a certain way or feel more worthy, it’s likely ego-driven.

And it’s not just cars — it could be a bigger house, a fancier pool, or a new gadget. Many people acquire things simply to impress others. I witnessed this in my own family. Whatever we had, my uncle had to go one better — a bigger house, a larger pool, a flashier electric organ (this was the 80s!). But did any of it bring more joy or peace? Not really.

What Does It Mean to Manifest from Essential Nature?

To manifest from your essential nature is to create from the part of you untouched by ego — the part that existed before the patterns, before the conditioning, before the beliefs.

It is to create from soul.

Your essential nature is the spark of spirit that chose to come into this life. I believe that spark enters the body at conception — a burst of light seen even under the microscope. But then, the veil of forgetting comes down, and we lose touch with our true selves.

From birth onward, we absorb layers of other people’s thoughts, emotions, and stories. And that becomes our “truth” — unless we awaken.

And awakening is exactly what the spiritual path is about. It’s not about perfection — it’s about remembering. Remembering who you really are.