Post by Alena on Dec 26, 2006 22:53:24 GMT -5
Some may find this information useful in getting to know your true self.
Self-knowledge is something that cannot be achieved by meditation alone.We need to be able to focus our own energies in order to learn anything about ourselves.Most people think that they know themselves very well,but they really know very little.They recognize their physical body,but what do they really know about their feelings?They always seem to express their current feelings,but what about the emotions that they have kept hidden away?
We may act happy when we are raging on the inside,or vice versa.But we must acknowledge the feelings that we have kept bottled up.We must accept them.Otherwise,these emotions break free from us at the wrong time.A person must analyse themselves before gaining self-knowledge of themselves.Ask yourself:How do I feel now?Am I happy,sad,angry?Am I expressing these emotions to the people around me?What emotions have I got locked away inside myself?
Asking yourself (or even making up a little quiz about yourself,if it helps) what type of person you are is the first step towards gaining self-knowledge.When you can accept and train yourself to be free of self-containment,you will be well on your way to learning about your true self.Letting go of hate and spreading joy to others helps you to discover what kind of person you really are.The satisfaction of completing a good deed can help a person set free their bottled-up emotions,making them feel "at one" with themselves.Also,you must not let outside influences change your opinions.Learn from others,teach others,but do not change your own beliefs because you are under pressure or being ridiculed.You will only grow angrier,and find it difficult to let go of that anger.Nobody has the right to force their own beliefs onto you anyway.But remember that you do not have the right to force your beliefs on them either.
by Fionn
Self-knowledge is something that cannot be achieved by meditation alone.We need to be able to focus our own energies in order to learn anything about ourselves.Most people think that they know themselves very well,but they really know very little.They recognize their physical body,but what do they really know about their feelings?They always seem to express their current feelings,but what about the emotions that they have kept hidden away?
We may act happy when we are raging on the inside,or vice versa.But we must acknowledge the feelings that we have kept bottled up.We must accept them.Otherwise,these emotions break free from us at the wrong time.A person must analyse themselves before gaining self-knowledge of themselves.Ask yourself:How do I feel now?Am I happy,sad,angry?Am I expressing these emotions to the people around me?What emotions have I got locked away inside myself?
Asking yourself (or even making up a little quiz about yourself,if it helps) what type of person you are is the first step towards gaining self-knowledge.When you can accept and train yourself to be free of self-containment,you will be well on your way to learning about your true self.Letting go of hate and spreading joy to others helps you to discover what kind of person you really are.The satisfaction of completing a good deed can help a person set free their bottled-up emotions,making them feel "at one" with themselves.Also,you must not let outside influences change your opinions.Learn from others,teach others,but do not change your own beliefs because you are under pressure or being ridiculed.You will only grow angrier,and find it difficult to let go of that anger.Nobody has the right to force their own beliefs onto you anyway.But remember that you do not have the right to force your beliefs on them either.
by Fionn