Vishen LakhianiFounder of Mindvalley | NYT Bestselling Author | Transforming Lives Globally

Intuition isn’t a feeling. It’s a frequency.

29 Apr 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief monologue, Vishen Lakhiani explains how to tell whether a mental impression is genuine intuition or merely wishful thinking, fear, or ego‑driven agenda. He describes intuition as an energetic signal that the body and senses pick up, producing a quiet mind, a relaxed body, and simple, clear guidance that may even be a warning. By contrast, wishful thinking, fear, or ego generate mental chatter, a noisy internal dialogue, and a tense or unsettled physical state. The speaker offers these bodily and mental cues as practical criteria for distinguishing true intuition from other, less reliable inner voices.

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How do I know that I'm getting an intuitive feeling versus wishful thinking or fear or just my ego trying to push an agenda? They feel in your body different. Intuition is a response to energy, actual energy that is giving you information that your outer and inner senses are picking up on. So when you listen to intuition, your mind goes quiet. Quiet. All that talking and noise and, and opinion and tug and pull stop, and your body relaxes. Even if the intuition or the guidance you're getting is a warning, don't do that, danger, danger. The minute you acknowledge that, ah, your mind goes quiet and your body gets ready to respond. If it's wishful thinking or emotion or your ego, it's noisy in your head. It's a lot of talking. And if it's intuition, it's very simple, very clear guidance, very few words if any, and it leaves you relaxed. So that's how you know the difference. Vishen Lakhiani.