Introduction to my New Book, The Two Within – Ego, Spirit, and the question of Who You Are

This book is an invitation to look inward.

Throughout these pages, I will often use contrast—polar opposites, inner tension, light and shadow—not to divide, but to reveal. Perspective changes everything. When we view the same truth from different angles, understanding deepens. My goal is simple and profound: to help you recognize the power that already exists within you.

I frequently draw from scripture, ancient writings, philosophy, and present-moment awareness. Not because one tradition owns the truth, but because truth leaves fingerprints everywhere. Across cultures, religions, and eras, the same message appears again and again—spoken in different languages, wrapped in different symbols, but pointing toward the same inner reality.

One of the most revealing clues appears in the Bible. When Moses asks God, “Who shall I say sent me?” the response is not a name, but a declaration: “I AM.”

Not He is.

Not They are.

I AM.

That distinction matters. Every time you say I am, you are not pointing outward—you are pointing inward. It is not the first clue humanity was given, and it will not be the last, but it is a powerful one. Even the scriptures that say, “Ye are gods,” whisper the same truth. The New Testament speaks repeatedly of the Son of Man—a phrase many interpret as singular, but one that can also be understood as universal. The Son of Man is not limited to one figure, one time, or one body. It is the incarnation of God expressed through humanity—seen in Abraham, Moses, Elijah, Jeremiah, John the Baptist, Jesus, and echoed in Buddha, and countless others across history. Some traditions say the Son of Man has not yet arrived. Others say he always has. I believe both can be true.

As a Christian, I recognize that what I am about to say may be uncomfortable. I believe the Bible is sacred. I believe it carries the Word of God. But I do not believe it is the only place where that Word exists. The Bible was written by men—just as the Torah, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, the Quran, and countless ancient texts were written by men. That does not diminish them; it humanizes them. What makes these writings endure is not ink and paper, but the Spirit moving through them.

God is not contained in a book.

God is not contained in one man.

God is Spirit—eternal, infinite, omnipresent.

And omnipresent does not mean everywhere except you.

This book rests on a simple framework: there are two ways of seeing.

We can see through the eyes of the flesh, or we can see through the eyes of God.

In truth, there is only one reality—and yet there are many expressions of it. For the sake of clarity, we focus on two. You have free will to choose which eyes you use. When you see through the eyes of the Spirit, you begin to recognize God in everything—in people, in experiences, and even in books outside your own tradition. This is why I am drawn to nonfiction: when viewed through spiritual eyes, truth reveals itself regardless of the author’s belief system.

Books that have survived thousands of years did not do so by accident. Something alive moves through them. That something is God—not trapped within the pages, but reflected through them. The same Spirit that breathed life into those writings breathes through you.

We, too, are walking books.

Each of us reflects something—either the word of the flesh or the Word of God. No matter how spiritually aligned we become, we are still human. Spirit and flesh coexist, like water poured into apple juice. Even when separation seems possible—like oil and water—the boundary is never absolute. The Spirit is infinite and cannot truly be contained, yet it must express itself through a finite vessel.

This is why sacred texts, including the Bible, contain both profound holiness and undeniable humanity. The violence and contradiction found especially in the Old Testament do not define God—they reveal humanity’s limited perception of God. God is not genocide. God is not wrath confined to a narrative. God is far greater than any single story, yet present within them all.

Jesus understood this. So did Buddha. So did Mother Teresa, Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., and countless others who reflected God so clearly that the world recognized something holy shining through them. And yet, even they remained human. The ego and the flesh do not disappear while we live in this body. This is why imperfection persists—not as a flaw of Spirit, but as a condition of embodiment.

You are not the flesh.

You are not the ego.

But while you live here, they walk with you.

The mind belongs to Spirit, but the brain can cloud it. That is why stillness matters. That is why awareness matters. That is why we learn to feed one voice over another.

There is a story of two wolves battling inside every person—one of fear, ego, and separation; the other of love, truth, and unity. When asked which wolf wins, the answer is simple:

The one you feed.

This book is not here to tell you what to believe. It is here to help you remember who you are.