In this sense, we are forever learning and freeing ourselves from ourselves. It's not just in the mind, it's also in the body. It is beyond the physical, yet we know it is there. It is metaphysical. The process of stilling body and mind to make the connection is called meditation.
Meditation lets down the barrier between our rational consciousness and spiritual depths.
Every one meditates to some degree, whether we realize it or not. Daydreaming is a kind of meditation. So is listening to music. Certain kinds of light sleep also qualify as meditation. Silence must be welcome, it must be allowed to happen.