This opening meditation invites participants to gently arrive in the space through breath awareness and sensory presence. By noticing sounds and bodily sensations without effort or interpretation, individuals are guided to connect with the quiet inner observer—the part of self that exists beyond thoughts, emotions, and physical form. The reflection explores the ineffable nature of this true or essential self, which spiritual traditions attempt to describe with various words that all fall short. Participants are encouraged to sit with this deeper awareness, noticing the subtle distinction between their thoughts and the stillness within, and to recognize that they are not their mind or body, but something more timeless and unnameable.