Is Lack Inherent or a Result of Mistaken Identity?

"Would it be true to say that we as finite beings are imbued with a primordial longing, and that primordial lack would be a case of mistaken identity? It feels like we’re looking for God speaking to us, but it’s really the longing for that which has never not known itself, directing us back to the wholeness that has never been divided. Rupert says: ‘Yes, that’s beautifully expressed. The primordial sense of lack arises from the belief that we are a separate, finite self. But underneath that sense of lack is a deeper longing – not a lack, but a longing to return to our true nature. This longing is consciousness itself, calling us home to our own being. It’s not that something is missing. It’s that we’ve overlooked what we are. The longing is the pull of our true nature, drawing our attention back to itself. So yes, lack is the misunderstanding. Longing is the truth of it – the infinite calling the apparently finite back to itself.’"

From event 05 - 12 October, 2025 Seven-Day Retreat at Garrison Institute, 5–12 October 2025

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