Antar-Spandan means “the inner tremor” or “the stirring within.” It has two forms. The first is the tremor born of contemplation. For instance, when you suddenly witness a rainbow, or when a newborn child in your family takes their first wobb...

Antar-Spandan means “the inner tremor” or “the stirring within.” It has two forms. The first is the tremor born of contemplation. For instance, when you suddenly witness a rainbow, or when a newborn child in your family takes their first wobbly steps towards you, an inexplicable, unusual joy arises within you. In that moment, simply by looking at the child, the mind lets go of the past and the future and effortlessly comes into the present. This is a spiritual stirring born of contemplation. The second is the tremor born of direct experience. We listen to and read knowledge from our gurus, scriptures, and spiritual discourses. However, that knowledge remains borrowed until it becomes our own lived experience. Through continuous spiritual practice and meditation, a day eventually comes when the knowledge we have heard and read manifests within our innermost being. What we once heard begins to reveal itself as truth. The joy and deep inner thrill that arise within us at that very moment constitute the true Antar-Spandan. This inner stirring arises when discernment awakens. For discernment to emerge, the guidance of a Guru, faith, surrender, and a path of dedicated spiritual practice are essential. This realization unfolds through Shravana (listening), Manana (contemplation), and Nididhyasana (deep meditation and assimilation of truth).