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Who or what we perceive ourselves to be in any given moment directly impacts what we think and believe in the world, the goals and interests we pursue, and every aspect of our spiritual lives.
Discovering Your Higher Self
When we are born, there is no sense of self, no sense of differentiation or separation from anything else in our awareness. As we grow older, we become identified with our bodies, personalities, families, and all of the thoughts and beliefs that make up our experience of life. As time progresses, we take on new identities: husbands and wives, mothers and fathers, managers, lawyers, office workers, computer programmers, basketball players, and the list goes on and on.
As one begins to earnestly pursue a spiritual path, it's natural to question these roles and identities and try on new ones. As we move deeper into experiencing the truth of who we are, beyond what we can see with our eyes, hear with our ears, or believe with our minds, the pursuit of a direct and personal experience of our True Nature begins to grow until experiencing and knowing our True Self first-hand eventually becomes a primary goal in our lives.
What is your Higher Self?
There are many great words to describe Who or What your highest identity or "Self" truly is. Below are just a few:
- Higher Self
- I Am Presence
- I Am That I Am
- Pure Being
- Love
- Spirit
- Essence of Life
- Cosmic Consciousness
- Universal Mind
- The Tao
- God
- Christ
- And the list goes on...
Depending upon your spiritual path, your background, or your religious influence, you may be attracted to or repelled by one or more of these terms. Ultimately, these words are only ideas that point to the unlimited and infinite nature of your True Self. In the end, it does not matter which words we use. It is a direct experience of your Higher Self that you ultimately seek.
Cosmic Consciousness, Universal Mind, and your Higher Self
Incorporating new beliefs about your Higher Self or true identity is an important aspect of spiritual growth, but no matter how powerful, inspiring, or life-changing these new ideas and beliefs may be, they eventually run out of steam because Who you are is beyond thought or belief.
When one reaches this stage of desire and intention, developing a spiritual practice that can consistently restore you to a direct experience of your Higher Self becomes essential. One realizes that spiritual belief is empty without a personal and direct experience of the Divine.
There are countless practices in the world that serve the purpose of restoring your awareness to that of Pure Being. Ultimately, it does not matter which practice you choose, but choosing one and applying it consistently is what will lead you to a continual and ever-present state of enlightenment ... the state of directly experiencing your God Self in every moment.
The path that has led us and countless others to this direct experience of Self is the path of connecting with our Higher Self as a means of restoring our awareness to the Truth of Who we are—in every moment.