---
title: "Your State of Consciousness is Primary - Spiritual Sanctuary"
description: "“Whenever you become anxious or stressed, outer purpose has taken over, and you lost sight of your inner purpose. You have forgotten that your state of consciousness is primary, all else secondary.” ~Eckhart Tolle When you become anxious or stressed you weaken your connection to your true inner essence. Some call this your spirit, higher source, inner guide, etc. You become so entrenched in your outer reality that you forget or don't notice the innate inner quiet that is within you. You have to cultivate this inner connection and one way to do this is with meditation. With a regular practice of meditation, you begin to strengthen that connection. As a result, you become less anxious and stressed. You also begin to innately understand that you are more than the physical. You begin to open the space to understand your true relationship with the outer."
url: "https://seekwithinyou.com/blog/spiritual-health/your-state-of-consciousness-is-primary"
date: "2026-06-12T23:47:05+00:00"
language: "en-GB"
---

#  Your State of Consciousness is Primary

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When you become anxious or stressed you weaken your connection to your true inner essence. Some call this your spirit, higher source, inner guide, etc. You become so entrenched in your outer reality that you forget or don't notice the innate inner quiet that is within you. This inner quiet is truly there but you have to cultivate it. One way to do this is with meditation. With a regular practice of meditation, you begin to strengthen that connection. As a result, you become less anxious and stressed. You also begin to innately understand that you are more than the physical. You begin to open the space to understand your true relationship with the outer.

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