Our True or Higher Self is neither our body, nor our metal capacity. All the time we make the
mistake of wrongly identifying with these two members of our microcosm. Actually, both of them
are just members of our personality. Our personality belongs to what we often call our Lower Self,
or our passing identity. So how can we learn what our True Self is, and furthermore how can we
establish contact to It?
Sadly, but for most people on the present level of development, the True Self is something
imaginary due to the fact that the Higher Self always manifests Itself from within the Universal
Trinity. That is, it works from the levels of our Spirit. As such, it is independent from the
physical body it occupies and uses as a tool in the physical world. In very much the same way,
It is independent from the whole apparatus of the mental body.
If we wanted to use metaphors, we would say that Our True Self is a drop of water from the
Divine ocean, eternal and indestructible. We can die, or we can annihilate ourselves, but regardless
of what is happening to our body, our Higher Self still exists. It is a Spirit. However, we should
not consider our Spirit to be something separated from us, because if the mist of ignorance was
lifted, we would see that we are that Spirit, and our physical body is just our surreal, perishing
part, which is destined to day-to-day changes and which we will cast aside one day.
The spiritual growth is a slow process. Nevertheless, when we develop all our abilities, our body
will become aware of the reality of the Spirit and its independence. So if you never did engage
yourself in some form of self growth or a technique of self development, the key is to start to
walk the path of spiritual development.
Our Spirit is the highest manifestation of our Soul. Our Spirit is a drop of water in the ocean of
the Great Spirit, seemingly separated and distant, but still in touch with this vast water and the
other drops within. During our spiritual growth we become more and more aware of our relationship
with the Cosmic Spirit, that is, with the Cosmic Mind. In time, the desire to permeate our
consciousness with Cosmic consciousness will be aroused, and we will be able to comprehend the
reality that lies beyond our present imaginary reality.
The pure consciousness is like a flame without smoke. It is what God is. When our consciousness
becomes fire -- a fierce light of love, we will get our answer. Only through love we can get our
answers, and only through love we can get closer to Our True Self, become perfect in our totality,
and change our actions, as so vividly described in the following verses of Kahlil Gibran.
And I say that life is indeed a darkness
save when there is urge.
And all urge is blind save when there is knowledge,
And all knowledge is vain save when there is work,
And all work is empty save when there is love;
And when you work with love you bind
yourself to yourself, and to one another,
and to God. *
* from "The Prophet" by Kahlil Gibran
