The deeper someone goes on their own journey, the more likely they are to learn one of two things about themselves and life: how to trust their inner compass and how to listen to their body.
Through this process, they move closer and closer to their authentic self.

With that strength—rooted in authenticity and inner connection—a person naturally develops a certain level of self-knowledge and insight into their inner truth. Over time, they may begin to radiate what they’ve learned, sometimes stepping into the role of teacher or guide for others.

But what happens when people who are at similar depths in their spiritual journey encounter each other and don’t share the same views or experiences?

This is where people sometimes trip, transforming their experience into absolute truth and turning it into an ideology instead of inner wisdom.
There are three risks I often see people, including myself, fall into.

Risk One: Universalizing Your Own Experience

The first risk is believing that because something works for you, it must resonate with everyone else as well.

Every experience is unique, and each carries the same intrinsic value as our own. Just because something supports us doesn’t mean it will have the same effect on someone else.

It’s similar to food: spinach might be nourishing for one person and a bad idea for another, depending on the unique microbiome living in their gut. The same principle applies to spiritual practices, insights, and paths of growth.

Risk Two: Imparting Lessons

The second risk is imparting lessons onto others.

This often comes from a genuine place. When something has helped us heal, grow, or see more clearly, it’s natural to want to share it. We want to help, to spare others unnecessary pain, to offer what worked for us.

The risk appears when sharing turns into assuming:


• assuming others are at the same place we are


• assuming they need the same lesson we once needed


• assuming it’s our role to teach, rather than to listen

Even well-intentioned guidance can feel intrusive when it isn’t invited. What once felt like a gift can become a projection—placing our experience onto someone else’s path.

Each person’s journey unfolds in its own timing and rhythm. Sometimes the most supportive thing we can offer isn’t a lesson, but presence.

Risk Three: Mistaking Knowledge for Truth Itself

The third risk is believing that you know it all—that there is no other way.

Thinking your way is the best way, that you know better, or that you are somehow ahead of others is how the ego makes use of the knowledge gained along the journey. Whenever judgment appears, it’s worth remembering that it comes from the mind.

This is often how otherwise intelligent and wise people turn their own personal experiments into doctrines. They move from genuine self-inquiry to creating an ideology around what worked for them—an approach that becomes ego-centered, a subtle mind trap.

Conclusion: Making Space for Many Truths

So how do we reconcile the many opinions and experiences shared by knowledgeable people and trusted sources?
 Where is the truth? Is there one truth, or many truths unfolding at the same time?

Let’s start by saying that all of these voices have a right to exist. They point to different facets of the same timeless reality, revealed through distinct bodies, histories, temperaments, and moments in time. We each represent a different lens. What sounds like contradiction on the surface is often a difference in experience.

The task, then, is not to decide who is right, but to listen inwardly. To notice what resonates within. Let your life be the experiment, and let your experience refine understanding.