Self
Rendezvous of soul and Mind
Every person has two identities,
one, which is external, and other, which is inside us. The
outer self is basically related to one’s outer social
life, which means his or her outré demeanor. This outer
self of a person is the way one looks, eats, and speaks. It
is the way in which the world perceives the individual’s
outer appearance and characteristics. The individual’s
personality is defined by his or her actions. On the other
side, the inner self is the true self which is considered
as the intuition of one’ self.
Our outer self is mainly a
reflection of our inner self. Nowadays our lives have become
increasingly materialistic therefore; our outer self has lost
connection with the inner self. That is why our inner self
is thoroughly neglected and spoiled by deterioration of the
outer self.
In the childhood days, the
self is active and innocent but gradually, when an individual
grows, he learns and gathers experiences of life and its material
aspects. He gets accustomed to artificiality and shams of
life. During his stressful life, he forgets to concentrate
on his physical and mental health. Not only his body but gradually
his mind also is affected due to his workaholic lifestyle.
In such a case, to make your outer self-healthy, the inner
self has to be cared and attended properly, but how to enhance
the individual’s inner strength? The illness of the
inner self can be analyzed by various symptoms, such as getting
angry easily, pessimistic thinking, obsession, and remaining
silent and reserved in a big gathering.
To cure inner self, one should
first take a leap inside one’ own self and analyze the
priorities. This is possible only when one gets out of the
daily monotonous routine and sits in the company of his inner
self and explores what is actually lacking inside him and
what he really wants out of his existence.
If an individual thoroughly
explores one’s inner self, one would find that the problem
basically lies within and not outside. It’s basically
the problem of our internal self which when ignored takes
a larger form and comes outside in its monstrous form. If
the person were for a long time obsessed with negative thoughts,
his action would definitely reflect his mindset. For instance,
once there were two friends who had a duel over some petty
stuff. They did not talk for almost two weeks. One of them
who actually made the mistake was repentant for his action
but the other one was greatly annoyed with his friend and
decided to take revenge. After two weeks, the first one decided
to meet his friend to apologize for his wrongdoing. As soon
as he went to his friend, his friend suddenly avenged him.
This short instance clearly shows that your negative thoughts
in the mind direct the wrong action.
Our inner self basically consists
of mind and soul. Our soul speaks through our mind and so
it is important for each individual to take care that only
positive thoughts reside in his mind. The filthy and dirty
thoughts about revenge, hatred and destruction should not
be allowed to enter your mindset.
Negative thoughts release negative energy. So, one should
consistently and regularly practice meditation to breath out
negative thoughts from mind. This practice would lead to purification
of soul. Cleaning of pessimistic thoughts from the mind in
turn stops their effect at the level of the mind as all your
thoughts do have a deep impact on the soul of a person. You
must release your positive self.
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