Becoming Trinity
Remember that moment in The Matrix when Neo, despite being told by Morpheus that he’s “The One,” doesn’t quite believe it himself? There’s a flicker of hope, sure, but deep down, he’s riddled with doubt. He goes to see the Oracle, searching for answers, and she simply tells him, “You already know.” To which Neo, with a mix of uncertainty and humility, responds, “I’m not The One.” She agrees, not by negating his words, but by affirming his belief: “You’ve got the gift, but you’re waiting for something.”
Aren’t we all waiting for something? That final push, that divine tap on the shoulder that says, “Wake up — you’re more than you think you are.”
But here’s where it gets beautiful and profound. Fast forward in the movie. Neo is shot by Agent Smith and is dying — his physical body limp, lifeless. For all intents and purposes, it looks like the end. But outside the Matrix, Trinity rushes to his side, determined not to let him go. She speaks to him with pure conviction, saying, “You can’t be dead, because the Oracle told me I would fall in love with The One. And I love you.”
With those words, Neo rises. He comes back to life, fully embracing his true identity as The One — not because he believed it, but because Trinity’s love for him was so powerful, it pulled him out of his doubt and into his greatness.
Now, here’s where the deeper spiritual message lies. What if we are all “The One,” but we don’t fully realize it until someone sees that truth in us? And what if the real game of life isn’t just about becoming The One for ourselves but about becoming Trinity for others, so that they, too, can rise into their highest potential?
Eastern spirituality teaches that divine love is transformative. In the Bhakti tradition, love and devotion are central to spiritual awakening. Krishna tells Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita, “When one loves me with undistracted devotion, I give them the understanding by which they can come to me.” It’s through the power of love — selfless, unconditional love — that the barriers of the ego fall away, and we are able to step into our true selves. Similarly, in the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu reminds us that “Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” Love, in its purest form, is the force that awakens the heart and shatters the illusions that bind us.
What if the same is true for our everyday lives? We spend so much time searching for meaning, trying to figure out our purpose, trying to be “The One” in our own story. But what if the real secret is that we’re all waiting for a Trinity — someone whose love and belief in us is so strong, it awakens us to our own power?
This is the essence of Bhakti, the path of devotion. It’s the idea that love isn’t just something we feel; it’s a force that can bring out the divine in others. One of my spiritual teachers, once said, “Love is the only force that can transform the hardest of hearts.” It’s love that breaks through the illusion of separateness, the illusion that we are somehow not enough.
When Trinity tells Neo she loves him, she’s not just expressing affection. She’s affirming his deepest truth. In that moment, her love becomes the key that unlocks his full potential. Similarly, when we love someone deeply — whether it’s a partner, a friend, or even a stranger — we hold up a mirror that allows them to see their own divinity. In the words of Sufi mystic Rumi, “Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.”
This is where the spiritual journey becomes less about “me” and more about “we.” We are all interconnected, and our growth is tied to one another. Rumi captures this beautifully: “Through love, all that is bitter will be sweet. Through love, all that is copper will be gold.” Love has the power to transform not just individuals but the entire fabric of existence.
But here’s the twist: just as we are waiting for someone to be Trinity for us, someone is waiting for us to be Trinity for them. The game isn’t just about finding the person who sees your potential and lifts you up. The higher level of the game is to be that person for someone else.
In the same way that Neo becomes The One through Trinity’s love, we become our truest selves by helping others step into their own greatness. We are each other’s mirrors, reflecting the light and potential that lies dormant within. So, how do we play this game? By seeing the divine in others, even when they can’t see it in themselves. By loving them so fully that they rise to the occasion of their own life.
Imagine what the world would look like if we all did this. If we saw each person, not as flawed or broken, but as a divine being waiting to awaken. If we understood that love — not romantic, Hollywood love, but deep, soul-level love — has the power to heal, to elevate, to bring out the best in everyone.
As the Upanishads say, “Tat Tvam Asi” — You are that. You are already divine. You are already The One. But maybe you just need someone to remind you of it. And maybe, just maybe, there’s someone out there waiting for you to remind them of their own divinity.
The game is not just to become Neo, but to also become Trinity. To love so fully, so selflessly, that we awaken the divine in others, as well as ourselves. And in doing so, we all rise together.
Because the truth is, we are all The One. We just need to help each other see it.
Now, go out there and be someone’s Trinity.
