A Guide to Managing the Journey of Conscious Evolution and Spiritual Growth.
The path
of awakening is often considered a path of self-transcendence; therefore, what
is the role of self-play in how we experience an awakening? And, what is the
essence of the self? A self is something we all have, but many of us seem to
have different ideas about what it is. The following is a tongue-in-cheek
definition of self that I particularly like:
It might be more
useful for us to think in a different way about the self. In other words, it
can be thought of as a collection of historical impressions of past events that
have created habits of perception and behaviour. As we go through life we learn
and conclude from all of it. The things that happen to us shape how we
experience them and respond to new things. Many of the things we call ourselves
are based on habits and conclusions from our past that unconsciously guide our
current behaviour. It comes naturally when we follow daily inspirational
messages.
There are many
aspects of the separate self, or small ‘s’ self, that are referred to as
habits. The sense of self is connected to the name that you are given, the
birthday you were born on, and the physical body that is anchored to you. It is
often said that spiritual awakening involves awakening from the little 's' self
to the big 's' self.
Our previous
discussion of spiritual awakening has pointed out that it involves the
awakening of the big 'S' Self. In this process, you are awakening to the source
of all consciousness, to the awareness that knows, and to perception itself. It
is not just one person, but the awareness all around them that makes up this
awareness. That is what makes up the ultimate witness. Consciousness evolution journey
itself is the root source of everything in the universe. We are that awareness,
which in turn awakens to itself.
Comments