The Illusion of Wholeness. (2 min 13 sec)

We search for fulfillment in all the wrong places, pouring our energy into distractions, relationships, achievements, and comforts to fill an inner void. But no matter how many external “holes” we fill, that sense of wholeness remains elusive. This pursuit is like trying to quench thirst with salt water; the more we consume, the more the emptiness grows. Wholeness can’t be found by filling gaps outside ourselves — it can only be realized by turning inward.

Our lives are spent chasing after temporary satisfactions, thinking that each “hole” we fill will finally complete us. We think, “If I just had this relationship, this success, this recognition, then I’d feel whole.” But these “holes” are quick fixes, patches over something much deeper. Each new relationship, achievement, or comfort is like a fresh distraction, a new layer over the same inner void, leaving us with the same emptiness when the excitement fades.

This endless filling of holes doesn’t address the root need — it’s a surface solution to a much deeper problem. And that problem is a spiritual emptiness, an inner hunger that no amount of material comfort or external validation can truly satisfy. We think that with each new fill, we’re coming closer to wholeness, but in reality, we’re just chasing a moving target. The void we feel can’t be fed by things outside ourselves; it can only be addressed by looking inward.

This is where the metaphor becomes clear: it’s like drinking salt water to quench thirst. With each gulp, we only increase our need. The more we try to fill ourselves with what the world offers, the more we feel the lack. It’s a cycle of longing, filling, and then feeling emptier than before.

Wholeness isn’t found in any of these outer pursuits. It requires turning inward, confronting that feeling of emptiness directly, without distractions, and seeing through it. It means realizing that this emptiness is an illusion — a creation of the ego that thrives on the idea of “not enough,” on the belief that we need more to be complete.

When we stop feeding the ego’s endless appetite for distractions, we start to see that the wholeness we’ve been searching for was always within. The inner peace, fulfillment, and completeness we seek can’t be found by filling holes outside; they exist in the space beyond those illusions, in the present awareness of our own being.

The answer, then, is not to keep filling holes, but to see that we are already whole — to stop seeking fulfillment in things that were never meant to provide it and turn inward to find the peace that has always been there.

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