The high state that people seek, by whatever means, is in fact the experience field of their own consciousness (Self). Ā If they are spiritually unsophisticated and lack a context with which to comprehend the experience,Ā they believe it is created from something “out there”Ā (such as a guru, music, drugs, lover, and so forth.) All that has actually happened is that, under special circumstances, they have experienced their own inner reality.
…A negative self-image blots out the joyous brilliance that is the true essence of their identities, which therefore goes unrecognized. That this joyous, peaceful, fulfilling state is in reality one’s own inner essence has been the basic tenet of every great spiritual teacher ( for example, “the kingdom of God is within you”).
Power vs Force, Ch. 6, pg. 127-128