The Two Voices-Learning to Hear Your Soul

“There’s the voice of your mind—and the voice of your soul. Meditation helps you hear the difference.”

We all have an inner narrator. The voice that reminds you to send that email, critiques how you handled that conversation, worries about tomorrow, or replays yesterday on a loop. That voice is your mind—a brilliant tool, but also a source of overthinking, fear, and inner noise.

But underneath all that activity is another voice. A quieter one.

It doesn’t shout. It doesn’t rush. It doesn’t scold or shame.

It simply knows.

This is the voice of your inner knowing—your soul, your intuition, your truth. And while the mind is loud and fast, the soul speaks in stillness. Meditation is the practice of learning to tell the difference.

A Deeper Understanding

Imagine walking through a forest with two guides. One is constantly pointing things out, telling you where to step, warning you about what could go wrong. The other walks in silence, but when you pause to ask, they offer you the exact insight you need—calm, grounded, simple.

Both are with you. But over time, you begin to trust the second one more—not because they speak often, but because what they say feels true.

The same is true within you.

How to Tell the Difference: A Simple Tool

This tool from our Tools for Mindfulness workshop can help you begin to notice which voice is guiding you.

Mind (Ego, Conditioning)	Inner Knowing (Soul, Intuition)
Loud and persistent	Gentle and quiet
Urgent, panicked, rushed	Grounded, timeless, spacious
Obsessive or repetitive	Simple, clear, calm
Fear-based (what if, should)	Trust-based (what feels right)
Needs external validation	Feels right internally
Overcomplicates	Simplifies
Driven by outcome	Rooted in process or alignment
Conditional (“If X, then…”)	Unconditional (“This is true for me”)

When a thought or message arises, you can ask:

• Does this feel expansive or restrictive?

• Am I acting out of fear or alignment?

• Is this voice trying to control or trying to guide?

The more you ask these questions, the more refined your inner discernment becomes.

Why This Matters

If we don’t pause to listen, we live from the loudest voice. And the loudest voice is usually fear. But when we start tuning in to that quieter truth beneath the surface, something shifts. We begin to trust ourselves. Not our thoughts. Not our moods. But that steady thread of wisdom always available within us.

This isn’t about ignoring your mind—it’s about knowing when to say, “Thank you, but I’ll choose a different way.”

Practice Tip to Hear the Voice of the Soul

During today’s meditation, invite both voices to speak. Don’t try to silence the mind. Just listen—with curiosity, not judgment.

Then, ask inwardly:

• What is my inner knowing trying to show me today?

• What truth have I been too busy to hear?

Then simply sit. Let the answer come… or not.

Sometimes the silence is the answer.

Journal Prompts for Integration

• What kinds of thoughts or “voices” showed up today?

• Did I notice a moment where I felt something deeper—quieter, yet more true?

• Looking at the table above, what voice tends to run the show in my life?

• What helps me slow down enough to hear my soul?

You don’t have to fight the mind to find peace.

You just have to recognize the deeper voice—and learn to listen.

Learning to hear the voice of your soul is not a one-time moment of clarity—it’s a practice of returning. Again and again, we are given the choice: to react from fear or respond from truth. With time, stillness, and gentle attention, the noise of the mind softens, and the voice of inner knowing grows stronger. The more we listen, the more we remember that we’ve always had the guidance we were seeking—right here, inside of us.