Remembering Who We Really Are: A Conversation with Caverly Morgan

In this first conversation of Inner Intelligence, I sit down with Caverly Morgan — teacher of awakening, author, and founder of Peace in Schools.

We talk about the conditioning that shapes how we see ourselves, what happens when we begin to question the stories we’ve inherited, and the difference between knowing something intellectually and experiencing it directly.

We explore self-criticism and self-compassion, our relationship with technology, the difference between information and wisdom, and why learning to return to our own direct experience may matter more than ever.

At the heart of our conversation is a simple question: Who are we, really?

In this conversation

• Who we are beneath our conditioning

• Self-criticism and self-compassion

• Knowledge, wisdom, and direct experience

• Where we look for answers — outside ourselves and within

• Our relationship with AI and technology

• Attention, embodiment, nature, and human connection

• What it means to remember who we really are

About Caverly

Caverly Morgan is a teacher of awakening, author, speaker, and nonprofit founder. Her practice began in 1995 and included eight years of training in a silent Zen monastery. She is the founder of Peace in Schools and the author of The Heart of Who We Are: Realizing Freedom Together and A Kids Book About Mindfulness.

Connect with Caverly

* Website — Caverly Morgan: caverlymorgan.org⁠

* Substack — Caverly Morgan

* Instagram — @caverlymorgan

* Book — The Heart of Who We Are

* Free contemplative journal + meditations: Free journal⁠