"The Way of the Soul" - Vladimir Yuryevich Lermontov
Life position
Formula of love - Love for yourself
Tips for beginners to love themselves
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The purpose of life
The upbringing of a person of ennobled image.

SELF-KNOWLEDGE

Self-development begins with self-knowledge!

"Know thyself" - these words were written on the pediment of the temple at Delphi.
To know oneself does not mean to know one's character with positive qualities and flaws, or to know the limited human capabilities. If this were so, then even children would be able to know themselves. In "know thyself," what is this "yourself"? Who is "you yourself"? Are those your arms, legs, brain? No. Feelings? Thoughts? Especially not.
"You yourself..." is a part of God, a spark of the immortal Spirit, something infinite, very pure and bright... It is there that a person must find himself in order to know himself, in this essence, which is immortal, which is omniscient, which is omnipotent in God... and realize that man is a part of Him, and there is no life or activity separate from Him.
And then it turns out that everything that a person thought, everything that he felt was an illusion, was unreal, that the reality was this higher "I", his inner "I", which is God Himself, and that if a person makes every effort to connect with Him, to feel like a part of Him, that he and Him are one, his consciousness will merge with the Eternal, with the Most High; a person will no longer feel separated, small, suffering, he will feel like LOVE itself, since "God is LOVE"!
As long as a person identifies with his physical body, he remains vulnerable, weak, mortal, like the physical body, and will be affected by everything that touches the physical body. But if he ceases to identify himself with his physical body in order to identify himself with the source of life, with the Creator, then he moves further and further away from weakness, from old age, from illness and death and approaches the One who is immortal, omnipotent and omnipresent.
As long as a person is content with knowing what is not himself, he will never achieve what he strives for: freedom, peace, happiness. To know oneself is to dissolve in the immensity of God.

When the Initiates of Ancient Greece said: "Know thyself," they did not prescribe to know thyself in all thy weaknesses and limitations, for weaknesses, flaws, and vices are not "you yourself." Here's what you need to finally understand!

This merging with God, of course, cannot happen very quickly. Others, in their whole life, do not even manage to acquire this higher consciousness, thanks to which they would feel that they are one with the Supreme. From time to time they have glimpses and insights, but the next day they again feel separated, weak, unhappy. One who has realized this merging with his higher Self is at peace and in light. He reaches such an elevated level of consciousness, so vast that he considers the whole creation as part of himself, that he no longer has enemies, and he can no longer harm anyone, he loves all creatures, because he feels that he himself lives in all creatures.

HUMAN BODIES

KARMA

Principles of Karma.
Reincarnation. Implementation Matrices.
Free will.
positive karma.
Karma of work and life calling.
ideological karma. Evil tongue karma.
Loneliness.
Suicide.
Illness as a way of spiritual development.
Physical and mental imperfections.
Causes of problems in the field of intimate relationships from past lives.
Karma of REVENGE. Suffering as an awakening of compassion.
Soul mates. Twin flame.
Balancing Karma.

FEELINGS, EMOTIONS

Attachment

12 STEPS

VIRTUES

The Sleep and Wake Technique is a beneficial use of the time immediately after waking up and before falling asleep.
The practice of interpreting dreams - this practice will allow anyone who carefully reads the above interpretations to learn how to interpret dreams themselves.
Dream processing is a practice that allows you to change your life through the analysis and processing of dreams.

Each person sooner or later begins to think about his own destiny, the meaning of life, knows himself as a person. This mental process is called self-knowledge. Self-knowledge begins at birth, when the child begins to accept himself as a separate being from his mother. After that, throughout life, self-knowledge is formed and transformed depending on the formation of the personality.

The process of self-discovery is deeply intimate. Some scientists believe that self-knowledge largely depends on the surrounding reality. In childhood, the child expresses himself in the way that he sees an example from his parents. Therefore, in many respects, the knowledge of oneself manifests itself in accordance with the surrounding world.

In order to understand one's destiny, to achieve balance and harmony with oneself, it is necessary to realistically assess the degree of knowledge of oneself. Until old age, a person learns the depths of his existence and draws certain conclusions about his own place in the world.

self-knowledge

The process of knowing oneself is called self-knowledge. It is formed throughout life, transforming depending on the circumstances. A person's self-knowledge is influenced by various factors, such as the social status of a person, his social roles, character and temperament, creative and physical abilities, and much more.

Personality is formed throughout life. A person is born, begins to study the outside world and comes to the realization of himself as a separate person. In infancy, the child realizes and accepts himself through his mother. Subsequently, he begins to understand that he is a person separate from her, begins to learn to accept and study himself, his body, behavior, and the reaction of others around him.

Psychologists say that the influence of various factors on the process of self-knowledge is irreversible. Therefore, the more positive examples a child sees in childhood, the more detailed the process of self-knowledge will be in his life.

Psychological dependence on various circumstances can also be associated with some difficulties in childhood.

With the process of becoming a person, a person begins to understand what surrounds him, what reality he is in, how society influences him and how he himself influences social processes.

Self-knowledge and personal development

In order for a person to be able to realize himself in life, it is very important to realize his purpose and place. Self-knowledge of personality provides a person with potential success. From how deeply he knows himself, his self-realization and further activities depend.

People who cannot find their place in life are usually very critical, distrustful and picky. In order to learn to look at the world realistically, you must first learn to see yourself. In order to achieve maximum possibilities in one's life, a person must know himself.

Self-knowledge and self-development are inextricably linked. Developing, a person knows himself. Knowing himself, a person develops. These two factors always go hand in hand. It is impossible to develop without knowing your preferences, capabilities, talents. Self-knowledge of the individual forms a certain range of interests and possible areas of human activity.

Many people already know at a young age what they want to be when they grow up. This process of self-knowledge is not available to everyone. Scientists still cannot answer the question why some children are confident in their future, while others are not. Perhaps the potential of parents and their positive attitude play a certain role. The process of his self-knowledge very much depends on the upbringing of the child.

Some psychologists argue that the process of self-knowledge is shaped by the ability of a person to develop as a person. A number of factors influencing this process determine the success of personality development, recognizing one's inner world, temperament, getting acquainted with one's distinctive features and capabilities, a person begins to accept himself as he is. This plays a big role in the process of self-realization.

Depending on the type and way of thinking, a person receives a certain number of qualities that he will possess in life. Self-development will also depend on this. In addition, self-confidence plays a big role here. A notorious person will be less in demand in society, despite his skills and talents. He will not be able to express himself the way he would like to. Therefore, the processes of self-realization and self-knowledge are also interconnected.

Self-knowledge and self-development are not only interconnected, they complement each other. Development and progress is impossible if you do not realize your belonging, distinctive features and qualities. A person develops, learning new things about himself, thereby using his new qualities to his advantage. In the process of self-knowledge, people begin to realize their importance, thereby getting more opportunities for development. A person who develops, grows above himself, becomes wiser, more experienced and more in demand in any field.

Types of self-knowledge

The formation of personality undergoes changes throughout a person's life. There are several types of self-knowledge that play a huge role in interpersonal and intrapersonal interaction. Types of self-knowledge differ depending on personal processes. The sequence of these processes is determined by various factors: analysis of one's own self, acceptance of oneself as a person, assessment of one's capabilities and abilities.

Knowing some basics of his behavior and the behavior of others, it will be easier for a person to develop, since he will understand many behavioral aspects. There are a number of ways to help you engage in self-knowledge consciously.

• Introspection. A person deliberately fixes his view on behavior, observes his own reactions to various events, monitors his views and their dependence on various factors. As a result of the analysis of his own personality, a person receives a holistic view of the world and compares it with his own feelings.
• Introspection. This process is closely related to self-observation. After analyzing some points, you can realistically assess your capabilities and behavioral reactions that arise in the processes of reaction to various factors.
• Comparing yourself to other people. By comparing your own behavior and the behavior of the people around you, you can soberly assess many situations and work on correcting your own mistakes. This process will definitely be the result of successful cooperation. After carefully studying your own reactions and the reactions of other people, you can learn to successfully interact with them.
• Personality Modeling. Using your own knowledge of the personality, you can control and regulate many psychological reactions. Understanding the importance of self-control, a number of ideas about one's own personality and the world around are formed.

In the process of self-knowledge, a person begins to realize his essence, belonging and the meaning of his own existence. The result of self-knowledge is the acceptance of oneself as a person and the ability to find positive traits even in one's shortcomings.

In addition to the fact that there are methods of self-knowledge, there are also means of self-knowledge, with the help of which a person can more easily go through the path of self-recognition.

• Self report. It consists in a written or oral daily report on the day passed, seen during the day, one's behavior. Even the smallest moments are captured. Nowadays, blogs are very popular on the Internet. They can record all the events that occurred during the day. If a person does not want to flaunt his life, you can use a diary, which will record important events in life.
• Psychological literature and cinema. There are many useful documentaries about self-knowledge, as well as professional literature, with the help of which it will be easier to understand the worldview and accept yourself as a person. By comparing yourself to movie characters or book characters, you can gain new knowledge about your own person.
• Psychological tests. They help people choose the direction of their talents, highlight temperament and obvious character traits. With their help, you can understand your belonging to a profession or a penchant for a particular activity. Many companies offer to pass not only professional tests, but also tests for the study of self-realization and personal growth. It will be much easier for a trained person to deal with different situations, having previously studied such works.

In addition, you can always turn to a psychologist who, using special methods, will help each person gain knowledge about himself, help set priorities and determine the functions of self-knowledge for each person. Psychological counseling is very developed in most European countries. In Russia, centers of psychological counseling have also recently begun to develop extensively, where each person can get answers to questions of interest to him, including getting advice on self-knowledge.

Trainings are held both individually and in groups. Depending on the wishes and capabilities of a person, you can choose the appropriate method for yourself. Not all people can cope with this issue on their own, so they often seek the advice of a specialist. The right solution to a problem is not always possible to find on your own, so there is nothing special about getting the help of a specialist.

Primary self-knowledge

The process of self-knowledge begins from infancy. Throughout life, it changes and takes on more and more delineated forms. Primary self-knowledge acquires its formation in early childhood. Trust in the world and in oneself depends on it.

The very first step in self-knowledge is primary. The child forms an idea about himself and about other people, begins to learn about the world, gets acquainted with the reactions of people and with his own. The process of self-knowledge is embedded in the brain. From birth, a person begins to learn to accept himself as he is.

Thanks to properly organized help from parents, the process of primary self-knowledge will be easier. Due to the great influence of parents on their child, part of his ideas about himself and the world around him will be inextricably linked with the idea of ​​his parents. As a result of praise or vice versa, emerging conflicts in the family, the child begins to know himself and learns to accept the world.

Despite the fact that primary self-knowledge is laid at an early age, the crisis of this stage occurs in more mature years. Encountering any obstacles on its way, inconsistency with one's expectations, the changed world begins to appear different from what it was in early childhood. Teenagers often tend to idealize the surrounding reality, however, at some point a crisis occurs. This is called the crisis of primary self-knowledge, when one's own ideas began to undergo some changes that need to be accepted.

Conflict with primary self-knowledge

As a result of knowing themselves and the surrounding reality, people usually identify some factors that later have a great influence on their lives. So, for example, it is usually of great importance for an individual that other people are related to him. The general impression of oneself is formed, among other things, through the views of others on his personality.

Ways of self-knowledge involve the study of one's own "I" through the eyes of others. Possessing certain information from other people, a person receives a lot of useful information about his personality, and also forms his own opinion about the reality around him.

Not always a person hears and sees what he would like. Therefore, often in this mail there is a conflict with primary self-knowledge. People tend to note only positive qualities in themselves, forgetting about some negative aspects.

Secondary self-knowledge

The purpose of self-knowledge is the in-depth study of one's own characteristics and the use of them in one's own interests. As a result of the formation of personality, it undergoes some changes due to many factors that affect a person's life.

Over time, an individual can lose some of his qualities and acquire others. As a result of such a process, a partial erasure of ideas about one's own "I" begins. Undergoing these changes, a person becomes forced to accept the "new" self. After a while, self-acceptance begins through the eyes of others. Very often people see themselves differently than their friends and relatives see themselves. This is also part of self-knowledge. Acceptance of oneself from different positions has a huge role in the process of becoming a person.

In the process of becoming a person, there comes a moment when it seems to a person that he knows himself and his own reactions to something very well. This period is called secondary self-knowledge. It is formed after a successfully passed crisis of primary self-knowledge. A person begins to realize his own independence, the importance of his judgments and the reaction of others to them.

In order to successfully pass this stage, you only need to be attentive to your own personality during the selection of especially important moments.

5 simple exercises for self-knowledge

The process of self-knowledge continues constantly, without interruption for a minute. It doesn't always happen consciously. Part of our own knowledge about ourselves we receive subconsciously. It is not always possible to control their actions, however, most people tend to analyze their actions, even after a lot of time has passed. There are some simple exercises that help you accept yourself as you are.

self-observation

The process of self-knowledge is characterized by a mass of various value judgments about oneself. So, for example, observing oneself deliberately, one can distinguish many qualities in oneself that one had not noticed at all before.

When you observe your behavior and begin to track your own reactions to various stimuli, a feeling of satisfaction and control over reality appears.

Detailed comparison

Comparing himself with other people, the individual receives a lot of useful knowledge about his own personality. The process of self-knowledge will be more successful if a person uses the method of comparing himself with other people.

The process of self-knowledge is formed in a number of cases solely through comparison. A detailed study of the behavior of other people and comparing them with their own leaves a big imprint on self-knowledge.

Drawing up a personal portrait

This method involves an in-depth study of one's own personality by drawing up a personal portrait. This method is used by many psychologists, helping to go the way to self-realization in personal counseling.

As a result of self-knowledge using this method, you can get a lot of new knowledge about your behavior, reactions to conflict situations, as well as analyze some behavioral reactions.

This method helps to build successful relationships with people, because as a result of drawing up a personal portrait, a person begins to understand the features and reactions of his own "I". Thus, he gains the possibility of self-control in many situations.

Conjunction of opposites

Since a person encounters many different situations in his life, it can never be ruled out that he may encounter opposite objects. So, for example, assuming a positive reaction to the behavior of another person, he may suddenly see a negative option.

This is due to the peculiarities of a holistic perception of oneself and other people. Therefore, it is especially important to be able to control your emotions and monitor your own desires and feelings. As a result of self-acceptance, the process of self-discovery becomes much easier.

Evaluation of people with an emphasis on new knowledge gained in the process of self-development

By comparing yourself to other people, you can learn a lot about your own personality. Self-knowledge involves comparing and analyzing various situations. There are many changes going on around every person. Life does not stand still and the whirlpool of events implies constant development. To correctly assess the situation, a person should always compare his behavior and reactions with other people.

Personality undergoes changes throughout life. Self-knowledge helps a person to understand how to improve his life, because thanks to the right reaction in each specific situation, you can learn to manage events.

Existing methods of self-knowledge help to form a correct opinion about one's own personality in order to use it for one's own benefit in the future. Thanks to the true knowledge and acceptance of oneself, a person receives a lot of new discoveries, becomes more open to the world around him and finds harmony with himself.

All people want happiness, wisdom (true knowledge) and eternity, and you are no exception.

Of course, it was not by chance that you ended up on this page of the esoteric site, so let's start considering the most important topic: let's talk about getting rid of material suffering, liberation from illusions, and about knowing yourself - your true spiritual nature.

The path to self-knowledge is the key to happiness, wisdom and eternity.

The sages say: "Without knowing yourself, you are doomed to further suffering in the material world, which is a prison for the soul." And there is only one way out of here: to know "Who I really am." The point is not to take someone's word that you are not the body, but pure unconditioned consciousness; the point is to experience it for yourself - to realize your True Self. This is real and accessible to everyone, which is confirmed by their experience by sages and saints who have achieved liberation while still living in a physical body. Therefore, each of us has a chance, and we can use it.

Self-awareness and the practice of liberation is a large and important topic on the self-knowledge site, and in this article we will look at the issue in general terms.

The highest goal of esotericism

The words of the sages are confirmed by the Vedas (ancient knowledge about the true state of things), which read: "The highest goal and destiny of man is self-knowledge." Man, unlike animals, is given reason, and with the help of reason a person can break out of the cycle of births and deaths, ending all the suffering of the material world, and return to the eternal spiritual world, in which wisdom (truth) and happiness reign. This is the meaning of the human form of life.

The ultimate goal of esoteric practice (as written on the main page of the site) is the knowledge of the Absolute Truth. The esoteric path of self-knowledge differs from religious practice, but the highest goal does not change from this. And this goal is quite achievable.

Self-discovery site - an esoteric path to yourself

Osho, having achieved enlightenment (spiritual liberation), said: "The path to enlightenment lies through disidentification". What does this mean?

We, being pure consciousness (soul), identify ourselves with the body and a host of other things - name, position in society, wealth, social and family roles, etc. Although illusory, these identifications make us consider ourselves a body, think and act accordingly, which in itself keeps us in the material world. Our desire to enjoy material wealth attracts our subsequent incarnations to us, because, according to the Vedas, all human desires will surely be fulfilled If not in this life, then in the next. The only problem is that our pleasures and pleasures entail consequences that are expressed in suffering of one kind or another.

Self-knowledge, that is, knowledge of one's true non-material nature, brings a person liberation - both from illusions and delusions, and from the dubious joys of material existence, which are inextricably linked with suffering.

Spiritual happiness is incommensurably higher than material pleasures. This is confirmed by the Vedas, as well as by all the saints and sages. And this happiness is available to each of us.

The self-knowledge site, in addition to interesting and informative articles, offers simple and effective esoteric practices that allow you to solve your psychological problems, remove fears, complexes and obsessive desires, get rid of illusions and find more harmony and happiness.

The techniques presented on the site, in addition to all of the above, help to realize what Osho pointed out - disidentification. And on the self-knowledge forum you can read hundreds of testimonials and successes from practitioners- this will help you decide whether it makes sense for you to go this way, or look for another.

Spiritual practices and their ultimate goal

Whatever spiritual, religious or esoteric practice you engage in, remember that the highest goal of such practices is self-realization and comprehension of the Absolute Truth.. All other goals and directions are only intermediate steps on the path to true liberation - the acquisition of one's original being.

Until man reaches eternity, knowledge and bliss(the ultimate goal of spiritual practice), he will never be satisfied. You can “get by” for a long time with material substitutes for happiness, but the feeling of dissatisfaction sooner or later will lead you to the need to engage in self-knowledge, which, in the end, will lead to liberation from the prison of the material world.

As soon as a person begins to clearly understand that nothing in this mortal world can replace eternity, wisdom and true happiness, he begins to realize the highest goal of life, and then his true spiritual path begins. And everything he did before, it seems to him now a waste of time.

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