Guest guest Posted July 4, 2003 Report Share Posted July 4, 2003 AGNI : THE FIRE OF SELF-ENQUIRY by DAVID FRAWLEY In this psychological age , particularly seekers coming from the West tend to confuse Self-inquiry with a kind of psychological self-examination , a looking into our temporal , bodily or ego self and its fears and desires as constituting a true search for the higher Self. One examines one's personal traumas and sorrows and looks for a psychological state of peace , clarity and joy , which is akin to a state of personal integration , as if it were true Self-realization. However , according to Vedanta , the true Self that we are seeking to realize is not our human self but the universal Self that is present in all beings , in all bodies and in the entire world . It is the Self that is the witness of all time and space and transcends our psychology , which consists mainly of the incidentals and peculiarities of our personal circumstances and proclivities in life. The true Self resembles more the great powers of nature of nature like fire , wind or sun than it does our personal thoughts and feelings. The search for the transcendent Self is very different than any psychological self-examination , which is at best a preliminary stage in its approach. ................ to be continued from THE MOUNTAIN PATH , January-March 2003 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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