Said Albert Einstein, ”The
most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious.” And some things
can never be known except through experience.
You can know your ’higher self’ only by experiencing it. Thousands of people may write tomes of books
on the subject and can never convince you completely on its existence or
non-existence.
So, if you are a life-long student like I am, set sail to
experience your higher self. New Age
thinkers define the Higher Self as an advanced extension of the self. Old school thinkers may have ascribed various
terms to it and described it in multifarious ways. You could decide to call it by various other
names, but none of these really matter – what matters is that you experience
your Higher Self for Your Self.
The Higher Self is a term associated with multiple belief
systems by different names. Simply put,
it can be described as an omnipresent, omnipotent, omniscient being inseparable
from both you or the universe. Whether each individual has his or her own
individual Higher Self or whether a group of individuals have a collective
Higher Self is again immaterial for the purpose of this article and your
experience.
If you were to scour the internet, you would undoubtedly find
plenty of material and reports including insightful evidence on this
subject. The common thread is that
meditation or channeling to connect with the Higher Self is an ideology that is
encouraged for teh benefits that you can procure. Peace, a greater understanding of life purpose,
expanded intuition, obtaining solutions from a higher intelligence, solutions
to taxing problems, guidance on decisions are all possible by connecting with
your Higher Self consistently.
Even if you do not wish to label this part of yourself as the
Higher Self, there is no doubt that connecting with a deeper part of you will
be a wonderful experience. And the only
way to know that it is wonderful is to experience it. The way to experience it is through your
mind, in the Alpha State.
The Alpha state is the state your brain goes into just
between being fully awake and totally asleep. It is an actual electrical frequency that is measurable by neurological
equipment. By entering the Alpha state,
you access your subconscious mind. In
future posts, there will definitely be more reading for you on the Alpha State
of Mind.
The doorway to your Higher Self is by attaining the Alpha
State of Mind. Meditation,
self-hypnosis, creative visualization, etc., are various ways to attain the
Alpha State. Nirmiti Nidra is a
technique that can be learnt in just half a day and used to quickly attain the
Alpha State.
In the Alpha State, you are deeply and completely relaxed,
mentally and physically. Once you are in
this state, gently and slowly place the fingers of any one hand over your heart
chakra. Now, focus your attention on
this area and observe the feelings in that area of your body. Feel how it feels to be completely
relaxed. Take a mental note of
everything that you can sense through your fingers and in that part of the
body.
The very first time would be slightly difficult for most
people who are not used to it or not sensitized enough. With practice, your awareness of your own
body and the sensations within increase manifold. You are now ready to connect with your Higher
Self.
Initially, get accustomed to the different sensations that
emanate from that part of your being as you contemplate or imagine different
things that you could be doing (good, bad, ugly). This will give you an understanding of how
the sensations differ each time (it varies from individual to individual) and
be a guide in future towards decisions you wish to take. Simply come back to Alpha and check your
sensations – they are the best guide whether a decision you intend to take is
in your best interests or not. Your body
and your feelings just cannot lie to you!
After a couple of weeks or more of practice, once you are
accustomed to becoming more aware of your feelings and sensations,
concomitantly developing your intuitive skills, you are ready to ask questions
of your Higher Self. The very first
answer that comes to your mind after you have asked a question is your Higher Self. Any subsequent statements or doubts that crop
up is generally your normal mind work – your intellectual mind or your
ego.
Begin with simple questions and take note of the answers that
come to you. Note the very first answer
that suddenly pops up into your mind and ignore all the subsequent ones. Trust your Higher Self and if you wish,
observe your immediate future whether the answers were helpful to you, were in
your best interests and whether they guided you to your advantage. You will be overjoyed when your experience
turns out to be a beautiful one indeed!
Have no expectations on the outcome because expectations
emanating from a conscious mind can, as you know quite well, lead to
disappointments when the outcomes are not as you have ’wished’ them to be. Do not overcomplicat the process, do not ask
more than one question at a time and do remember to ignore all answers except
the first one that crops up.
Take time out, enjoy the experience and stay blessed. Do remember to come back to this new blog and
share your experiences with others too!
How often have I said to you
that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however
improbable, must be the truth? ~Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
