What Is The Higher Self?

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What Is The Higher Self?

 

" Throughout the ages, Ancient Wisdom has taught the existence of

something that transcends everything we know, and yet is an integral

part of our very being. It has been referred to with

many titles: Guardian Angel, Inner Genius, Higher Self.

 

If our own brain is beyond our understanding, how much more

mysterious and incredible is this strange being we call the " Higher

Self " . What can it be? What " self " can possibly be higher than the

one you are already familiar with? If this " self " is truly higher

than what we are normally aware of, how can it be truly

called " self " ? Let us attempt a definition:

 

The Higher Self is that part of you that connects you directly to the

spiritual realms. It is eternal, infinitely wise and transcends your

everyday consciousness. It is in touch with the Divine because it is

part of it. Attaining knowledge of the Higher Self, and its depths of

inner wisdom, is the goal of the Spiritual Quest in all its many

guises throughout the world, and throughout history.

 

Thus, you are not simply the total of your conscious and

subconscious. There is a part of you that transcends both. It exceeds

anything you know with your present awareness. It is beyond anything

you can possibly know through normal rational thought. You are

connected to the Divine, and this is where it manifests.

 

To most people, this concept may seem highly unlikely, or even

absurd. However, a growing body of scientific evidence also suggests

that there IS a source of superior intelligence within

all of us. There is an inner capacity that most us are unaware of,

and are largely unable to access.

 

In the Indian philosophy of Samkhya, the term for this higher

consciousness, which pervades the entire universe, is Purusa. It is

believed to be free of the limitations of space and time,

and is also uncaused by anything external to itself. It is free of

both pleasure and pain. It is above thought. "

 

The 7 Golden Secrets To Knowing Your Higher Self

Asoka Selvarajah, Ph.D