Self guide to inner wisdom

Journey To The Center of The Self…Guide To Inner Wisdom There are numerous aspects of the world's suffering that we have a strong desire to alleviate and alter. Many of those things seem beyond our ability to influence and change. There is one thing we can change our relationship to ourselves. We can look deep within, moving closer to the truth of who we are. In doing so, we move beyond the limitations of our personality and the world around us begins to transform. Joy and love radiate and are infectious. Getting to know your Higher Self is a loving and powerful way to move closer toward healing and self-realization. The Higher Self knows everything about us and sees the bigger picture. It knows all of our past lives, our dreams, frustrations, relationships, our different personalities, the lessons we are learning, all possible choices, the past and our potential future. The Higher Self can be a wonderful guide. Just imagine the possibility of seeing everything more clearly, feeling the joy and security of knowing that your choices are taking you toward your highest good! As we face challenges and move through difficulties, many times we feel lonely, isolated or misunderstood by others. By getting your Higher Self involved in daily life, you will be able to feel loved, nurtured, and deeply understood. Your Higher Self is always there for you, in a way that another human being is not able to be. It is always ready to give you all the attention you need, always loving, has your highest good in mind guiding you ever closer to unlimited source. Sometimes, as we develop and change, we realize that our personality is not sufficient to support our expanded, abundant Self. We sense and know the possibility of true prosperous living, but our old patterns of thinking and doing dont give us the guidance we need to actualize our spiritual ideals and transform our lives. We need a means of finding our way through the day to day reality of living, in a way that supports our Souls expansive desires. The Higher Self is the voice of the Soul. Creating a best friend relationship with your Higher Self can provide immediate and insightful help for the challenges of everyday living. With our Higher Self as navigator we can deepen relationships with others through Soul to Soul communication. Conflicted relationships and previously unsolvable issues can be healed and resolved. The love connection between souls transcends all personality differences. The Higher Self also sees all opportunities for growth, allowing you to utilize your experiences in a more loving and joyful way. One of the most effective and direct ways to gain access to the soul's capacity to assist you in all of your decisions is through this expansive, in-depth communion with the Self. The experience is also exquisitely beautiful and profoundly intimate. More intimate that any human relationship. Who could possibly know you better and love you more deeply than the being you came through to be on this earth? This intimacy with the Higher Self is what so many are seeking in a Soul Mate. The innate longing for completion, to be with your other half, the one that was created for you at the beginning of time, the one you were meant to be with forever. That is your very own Soul. Imagine for a moment that you are now able to feel, taste, touch and know that wondrous union right here, right now. At last, here is the endless love you have been seeking which transcends this human existence. Look deeply into those ancient eyes and see only the truth of love shining back at you and know that this wise one has been with you always. As you experience the trust that comes from genuine commitment, your heart expands. As your heart opens wider, allow yourself to be embraced by this great being of love and bright light. Feel the strength, beauty, power and love of this ancient one flow through you. Your own heart knows the truth; you know who this is your Soul. Feel your heart call to this one. Invite it to flow into your heart, embracing it. A deep trust and recognition arises as your Souls energy fills your heart. You know this connection is familiar, from the light, from the source. Now, secret memories are brought to mind. Ah, warmth and safety at last. Listen with your heart.your Soul is now speaking. Words of encouragementhopelovegentle soothing phrases drawing you closer. See how delighted this wise being is to see you, radiating magnificent colors and bright light. It has been waiting for you, waiting for this union, waiting to merge with you at last. How long have you been waiting for this moment? How many times have you joined in this completion? The years of separateness drift away as you experience the ecstasy of true love. Rest in the peace of knowing you have come home at last. To experience your Self in this way is an amazing gift and a great service to our precious planet. Everyone can learn to turn within and commune with the Self. The rewards can be astonishing. With practice, the heart continues to open, the healing process quickens, life becomes more joyful and the world around us begins to change. The heart is purified by intimacy with the true self, allowing you to experience your true abundant nature. Discovering pure joy and true happiness need not be difficult. It takes a only willing heart and practice.

The secret to genuine love Do you desire love? Do most of us? The intimate touch of another soul is the most powerful antidote for the all-too-human experience of aloneness. It may be the most compelling and pleasurable experience there is. So why do we spend so much of our time and energy avoiding intimacy by defending ourselves, being angry, critical, closed and judgmental in short, blocking the experience that we most deeply want? Love gets in the way when the ego is defended. The answer is that we are wired to constantly reinforce our sense of who we are and our limited ego-based identity. This ego-based identity plays a very important role in human life, but it does not have the power to love. The self is the focus of ego. It can and does experience need, which is frequently misinterpreted as love. And it can certainly love how another person makes it feel. But these things arent true love. The ego is not the source of genuine love or intimacy. You must connect with a different part of yourself, the part that is beyond ego, in order to experience true love's power. THE REASONABLE NATURE OF EGO This process is easier when you understand the true nature of your ego-based identity: It doesnt really exist. Although it appears to be the most authentic aspect of you, your identity is merely a perspective. Its kept alive solely through the stories you tell yourself about life, others and yourself. You could literally say that your ego is all talk an incessant monologue whose sole purpose is to reinforce your sense of self who you are and who you arent. It usually goes something like this: I'm better than he is, worse than she should be, smarter than he is, wealthier than she is, and uglier than she is. I shouldn't have done that, they shouldn't be that way, I can do this, I could never do this. Life is good, life is hard, hes right, shes wrong, Im great, Im no good, its my fault, its their fault and on, and on, and on… Just as a whale identifies its location through bouncing sound waves off nearby objects, your ego pinpoints its own presence defines itself – by relating to the people, ideas, and objects around it. This procedure is ongoing. Your identity must be continuously reinforced or you will quite literally lose the sense of who you are. Because of this, confronting your ego and beliefs about yourself, others, and the world can be extremely threatening. Since the ego is actually made out of these beliefs, perspectives and opinions, and you identify the ego as you, when your beliefs are threatened it can feel just like a threat to your very survival. Quite simply, the more you get to be right about things, the more real and solid you feel, and the more you have to be wrong, the more threatened and diminished. WHO ARE YOU REALLY? This would be really bad news if not for the fact that there is another part of you. This part of your authentic self, which is your core essence, has an inherent reality. Unlike your ego-based identity, its existence is not dependent upon outside circumstances or stories. And unlike your ego, its not threatened by someone elses success, or enhanced by their failure. In fact, the opposite is true. You could visualize your ego/identity as like the surface of the ocean; changeable, vulnerable, reflecting the sun, sky, and clouds, affected by every wind. Your core is the vast, calm, still, deep water beneath. All kinds of life and potential exist in those mysterious deep waters, but they are hard to see from the surface. All transformation involves a process of seeing beneath the changeable surface and connecting with the vast deep life-giving waters beneath. This process usually involves a level of discomfort as your identity is shaken out of its placid solid form and made to expand and reflect a deeper level of reality. But its worth it. MY LITTLE WAKE-UP CALL Last year I had a very typical experience from which I learned an uncommon lesson. I was in my bedroom up there. My husband was late getting home and had failed to call me to let me know. I wasnt really worried about him, but I still began to get more and more agitated by the fact that he hadnt come home when he said he would. The later he become, the angrier I grew. By the time I finally heard the door downstairs I was in a fury. (I realize that this doesnt show me in a particularly positive light but the truth is, thats exactly what happened.) Like a balloon inflating with hot air, I got ready to blow up at him. But then something happened. I saw the future in front of me in an unusually clear moment. This is what it looked like: First, Id blow up. Id express some righteous indignation (in a loud voice). I would keep going until my husband, who is usually a pretty nice, easygoing guy, admitted that he had been rude and careless. After my anger was properly validated, I would forgive him and we would be able to be friends once more, but only after I temporarily inflated my own ego and diminished his. In that one lucid moment I realized that I could simply skip the whole thing and go straight to being authentic and close. I saw a new possibility the possibility of refusing to be a slave to my own ego. To choose from a deeper, calmer, more authentic part of myself. The enormity of this pattern's stupidity, predictability, automaticity, and ridiculousness overwhelmed me. What part of me saw that new possibility? The part that peeked out through the surface of my ego a little piece of my core. EGO AND PURPOSE THE STAGES OF CREATION The world was created in three basic stages. In Stage One, G-ds* Infinite all-pervasive essential light was shining without limit, filling all space. It was present everywhere, so it was impossible for anything else to exist. This is the stage of Infinity. In Stage Two, G-d concealed His Infinite light in order to create an apparently empty space in which other things (i.e., the universe, us) could exist. This concealment of the truth is Stage Two. This is the stage of the finite, where it became possible for myriad creatures and myriad perspectives, each with its own limited boundaries and parameters, to exist. Stage Three is the merging of infinite and finite. It involves the transformation of the finite inhabitants of the universe. They must move from a state of being which conceals their infinite Divine Source to one which expresses and reveals it. Like a game of hide and seek, G-d conceals Himself in our finite world and waits for us to find Him. Through this process He can endow us with the greatest gift there is to exist as finite individuals and yet experience a truly intimate relationship with our Creator. Your ego is central to this process. Like everything in the physical world, your ego hides the light of your essence. It is what allows you exist as a separate individual. By blocking out your intrinsic connection to G-d, your true nature and purpose, and the essential oneness of the universe, your ego allows you to function as an individual. It allows you to have a personal perspective and a personal experience of life. Without it youd be simply a part of the whole. However, the process is only beginning with this. The ultimate objective is for you to return home through your ego, which plays the role of a limited individual with a limited perspective. HOW IT WORKS We have entered the Era of Transformation. This indicates that your ego-based identity can be trained to recognize and align itself with your authentic self's voice. The ego can be transformed rather than defended or suppressed. Your ego can be used on behalf of the purpose for which it was created in the first place to allow you to enhance your relationship with your Creator, express the potential of your essence, and fulfill your purpose here on earth. Your defensive ego-based reactions will probably not go away for now. But instead of being a slave to them, you can use them as the impetus to connect to these deeper parts of you. The moment you choose to observe yourself rather than react, to question your own defensive instincts, to genuinely see another persons point of view, to admit where you may be wrong, to connect with something higher, to be generous with your time, money or resources when you dont have to, you have made your ego your ally. In fact, whenever you choose use your body, your mind, your time, your relationships or your possessions to fulfill your authentic purpose – to do something intrinsically good or G-dly – those things, for that moment, are Holy. They have been used on behalf of the purpose of Creation. You have created a small amount of light that will transform the world's darkness and concealment.

What is karmic pattern clearing? Karmic pattern clearing is the cleansing of ingrained habitual responses that dictate the way we react to certain situations. This article is about my understanding of karmic pattern clearing. From what I know of, there are many tools and methods of clearing. The one that I am describing here is simply one of many. The process of karmic pattern clearing often leads to the surfacing and uncovering of tendencies and thought-patterns that are stored in our subconscious mind. For that matter, meditation and an understanding of our dreams are helpful skills in our managing of the process. Karmic energies are neither good nor bad. Energy is just the way it is. However, beliefs and influences, possibly picked up when young or in some previous lives, will make us regard certain ‘characteristics’ as either being positive or negative. This tendency to judge is almost natural and instantaneous. Energy (reaction) very often must run its full course for the ’cause’ to be ‘discovered’ and then ‘understood’. When the first reaction arises… a second reaction will often analyses the first one and decides whether the former is good or bad. If the former reaction is deemed as bad or undesirable, our personality will try to ‘fixed’ the situation by preventing (blocking) it from arising again. Well… what we have now is more and more reactions…which can sometimes complicate the entire situation. A method of clearing This is one method that I employ: What I will normally do is to define all these reactions that come into my awareness. Basically, I am training myself to be aware of my own tendencies. I do this in situations that I have a strong reaction to. How to define these reactions? There are many ways to do that. Below are some examples: 1. Saying out ‘how I feel’. Express them. 2. Writing them down in a record book or journal. What is the purpose of doing this? By defining these reactions, we are recognizing them and thus they (the thought patterns) become known or conscious to our conscious self. By expressing them, more and more of our karmic tendencies will be uncovered (and eventually be understood). This will continue until a time comes when the reactions lose their emotional charges. We won't be as interested in them when they lose their emotional weight. As a result, I consider this to have "cleared the karmic pattern." Oh… one more thing to add. The ‘external’ situation, basically is ‘designed’ to tell us something about ourself. Sometimes, we may need to apply the ‘mirroring’ principle. For example, when we encounter a person whom we do not like… check to see deep within our unconscious or subconscious do we have the same pattern. This, to me, is the hardest part to swallow. Is there a painless and quick way to get rid of these karmas? … well…not that I know of. Additional, dream interpretation can also support us in our karmic pattern clearing effort. Dreams often reveal to us our unconscious and subconscious personality aspects. As such, the ability to decipher dreams greatly assists in the understanding of ourselves and our thought patterns. Thank you for reading.