No’j is the true and profound knowledge of things, the kind that enables us to interact with reality. However, it is knowing ourselves that truly allows us to experience the fullness of life.

Most of us are unaware of how we are made up, how our body is, how it works. We have even less of an idea about our emotional world—we simply let ourselves be carried away by emotions. And when it comes to our mental space, we go through life without understanding how it works; we have no idea of the infinite possibilities and the power we possess.We actually know very little about our spiritual essence. We confuse spirituality with faith and dogmatism, and we fail to see the connection between our spirit and all planes of existence. We hear that we are spiritual beings, but in truth, we have no idea what that really means.

It is having the certainty of who we are, of our role and vision of our life’s purpose, that allows us to reach that fullness of living. And it’s not complicated—we don’t have to go far. The truth lies within ourselves.

~Elder Carlos Barrios
No’j es el verdadero y profundo conocimiento de las cosas, ese que nos permite interactuar con la realidad. Sin embargo, es el conocernos a nosotros mismos lo que en verdad nos permite la plenitud de vivir.

Muchos no sabemos cómo estamos conformados, cómo es nuestro cuerpo, cómo funciona. Menos tenemos idea de nuestro mundo emocional, sólo nos dejamos llevar por esas emociones, y qué decir de nuestro espacio mental, vamos por el mundo sin entender cómo es que funciona, no tenemos idea de las infinitas posibilidades y el poder que poseemos. De nuestra esencia espiritual en realidad sabemos muy poco, confundimos espiritualidad con fe y dogmatismo y no encontramos la relación de nuestro espíritu con todos los planos, oímos que somos seres espirituales, pero en realidad no tenemos idea de lo que esto significa. Es entonces el tener la certeza de quiénes somos, de nuestro papel y visión del propósito de nuestra vida, lo que nos permite alcanzar esa plenitud de vivir, y no es complicado, no hay que ir lejos, la verdad la tenemos dentro de nosotros mismos.

~Carlos Barrios

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Denise Barrios

Following the footsteps of her family, Denise started her spiritual path at the age of 15, when she began traveling frequently to the highlands in her home of Guatemala to learn about Maya culture from the elders. She is the author of the book "The Energies of the Day" which is a daily guide to the energies of the Sacred Cholq'ij Calendar.

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