The Deficient Master

This meditation is for the moments when we doubt ourselves, hide our gifts, or feel like imposters in our own lives. The deficient master shows up as uncertainty, looking outside ourselves for answers, or holding back because we don’t feel “ready.” Together, we’ll face these patterns with honesty and compassion, allowing the energy of self-doubt to begin melting away.

By reconnecting to your own inner wisdom, you’ll start to reclaim the confidence to guide yourself—and, when the time comes, to shine a light for others.

Transcript

So let's talk about the deficient master energy.

When I started my path as a teacher,

Very early on,

I remember often thinking to myself,

Am I good enough to do this?

Am I good enough to be a teacher?

I would have these imposter syndrome moments,

Which I'm sure you've experienced in areas of your life.

And we all experience that.

For me,

That was part of my deficient master energy.

And even before that,

I remember living in India,

Chasing gurus.

And this is something I talk about in the Seven Energies of the Soul book.

I would find every guru I could and sit with them.

And I had this deep-seated,

I would call limiting belief,

That they had my answers.

That they were all more enlightened than I was.

And all I could hope for was that they would touch me on the third eye and somehow give me rapture or send me their wisdom.

I didn't really believe that I could grow from the inside out myself into that.

And so when we face the deficient master energy in us,

And we all have it in different forms,

We might sense it as a lack of certainty.

We might feel that imposter syndrome.

Or as I was mentioning,

We might look to others for our answers.

Maybe it's always needing a savior or a guru.

It might show up as not being able to hear our inner voice.

It can even show up as relying too much on our intellect and not enough on our feeling or intuition or deep sense of knowing.

And it could also show up as maybe hiding.

Maybe we hide our light from society.

We hide our abilities.

We hide even our ability to be a mentor or a guide or a teacher because we don't think we're good enough in some way.

We're not ready.

We're not there yet.

And so coming out of the deficient master energy is really learning and understanding what our value truly is,

Developing that value,

That gift,

And then sharing it with the world.

Now the excessive master,

Which we'll get into in another meditation,

If you haven't done that one yet,

Is when we think we're so good,

We're so smart,

We have all the answers.

And the deficient master is when we feel like we don't have them.

We're not good enough to even reach them or to find our truth.

And so in this meditation,

I want to invite you to explore where you feel some of this deficiency.

Really look at it clearly and honestly and start to work some of those layers out that maybe have kept you from fully being in your own master energy.

And that also means fully helping others because a master energy not only grows into their own truth,

A master also shines light on the path for others.

And that's a very important thing in life,

To be able to give,

To be of service,

To be a guide once we've walked a certain length on a path,

To help others along the way.

It's very fulfilling in our hearts to our soul's purpose.

So what I'm saying is,

Don't avoid your inner master.

This is a very important energy,

And part of my pun,

To master,

All right?

So go ahead,

Close your eyes,

Let's meditate for a few minutes together and really work on this.

And you can just start by taking a nice deep breath in,

As always,

And relaxing your body.

And as you sigh out,

You can just straighten your back.

And so to really begin here,

All I want you to do is draw up,

Bring up a feeling that you've had of deficiency around being that master.

And that could be around being a guide or a light for others,

Letting your light shine into the world,

Having certainty in your answers.

So some energy that has made you feel small,

Kept you hidden,

Or perhaps that imposter syndrome.

So all I want you to do is let yourself feel one of those energies that you've experienced,

And that you get a sense has kind of maybe held you back a bit.

And let yourself really identify this energy,

Maybe you can name it,

Or perhaps it's just a vague sense of invalidation.

But in order to heal,

We have to feel.

So let yourself feel it and sense it.

And let yourself be really honest with how it affects your life.

And for many people,

This is really the hardest part of meditation,

And often what they run from.

But if you really want to master your master energy,

It's important that you sit still and just face whatever makes you feel small,

Whatever makes you feel deficient.

I want you to also notice if there's any judgment on it,

That you should be further along.

That you should be a master in every way,

Shape,

And form in life already.

So if there's any judgment,

Just notice it with a compassionate awareness,

And don't judge the judgment.

And let's get a little bit more,

Let's say,

Technical here.

I want you to ask yourself,

From 0 to 100,

100 being reaching your full master potential,

How do you actually feel?

How much of that master potential have you reached?

There's no right or wrong answer.

And if the number oscillates a bit,

That's okay,

Just get a range.

And if this number is not 100%,

Which it probably isn't if you're doing this meditation,

I'd like you to notice how much of this deficiency that you're focusing on has affected your ability to reach 100,

To reach your full potential.

So for example,

If it's imposter syndrome,

And you're at 50%,

How much of this imposter syndrome has kept you from really fulfilling that other 50%?

Notice the gap that it's created.

Sometimes the hardest things to do in life is to face what we know is holding us back,

Maybe to even feel the pain around it,

And just be with it.

And fulfilling the master energy doesn't mean becoming perfect.

It means finding your potential and owning it,

And letting go of the energies that have been holding you back.

So how do we let go?

We start by just facing it and feeling it,

And being really honest.

And just give it some space and let it show you,

Let it teach you whatever it wants to teach you.

Maybe you're getting a PhD in imposter syndrome,

And you'll help many other people out of it,

Or out of low confidence,

Uncertainty,

Hiding energy.

Really watch this energy,

And when it's ready,

On its own terms,

It'll start to peel away.

You may feel it melt off of you as you come to terms with it.

So for example,

Ah,

I feel that sense of I'm not good enough.

I really let myself feel it,

See maybe where it came from,

Where it originated from,

Understand it,

And then slowly when you understand it,

It will start to melt off.

Allow yourself to be patient and present.

If you have the thought in meditation,

Am I doing this right?

That might be some of the deficiency itself just coming off,

Some doubt.

If you overthink,

That might be some overthinking energy just peeling away.

Just let it peel off of you.

To move from deficiency into balance,

We have to face that deficiency,

See where it's been holding us back,

And allow it to start to shift.

And you may get a lot done in one meditation,

And you might also notice there could be more work to do,

And that's okay.

But for now,

Let yourself feel your energy come out of deficiency and back into balance.

Own your inner master,

Your certainty,

Your validation.

Know that you can be a light,

That you can help others as you grow.

There is no college exam for this.

You feel that master energy in you mature,

And you just begin to own it.

Go ahead and take a nice,

Big,

Deep breath in.

Easy sigh out.

You're doing really great work on balancing your master energy coming out of deficiency.

Really allow yourself to be grounded and present and certain in your energy.

That doesn't mean you have all the answers.

It means you're certain about how you feel,

Your energy,

And who you are.

It's a kind of intuitive sense that you get as you master your master energy.

Great work.

Thank you for sitting with me as always.

When you're ready,

You can stretch and open your eyes.

And I will see you soon.

Reviews

Wow! This really hit the nail on the head.

My self-doubt sometimes leads to inertia that needs to be loosened. This was so helpful. 🙏💐

Hi David, I did this one in a couple times in a row to really drop in And notice what is holding me back what my deficient master is. Thank you for creating this three part series is really been insightful. I love the humor. It really shifts the seriousness into balance. 💞💞💞

Love this 🙏🏻🧡 Thank you

Nailed it!
Perfect timing as always, the Universe guided me to this meditation as I'm going thru a job application for a role that I have imposter syndrome over. You made a difference David, thank you!
With gratitude 🙏 🥹

I love your meditations! This was simple and insightful. Thank you David 🙏🏼

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I didn't know there's a book! These meditations on the energies helped me a lot. Thank you with this one too

I found this to be insightful and very nourishing to my soul. Thank you. 🤎

Excellent, this was so helpful and illuminating. Thank you 🙏

Thank you