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Understanding in harmony in the self ‘I’

• The body is an instrument of ‘I’ am seer, doer, and enjoyer. We as a


human being continuously trying to fulfill our need for happiness and
that happiness lies in cultivation harmony with oneself, with family,
with different member of society and whole existence.

• The first basic level of understanding harmony is harmony in the self


(I).
For this we have to enquiring what are my needs and aspiration, and
asking “ who am I”?
Benefits of studying the self(I)
• As self is the basis of everything we do . All desire, expectation and
thoughts that emerge in us stem from the self. With study of self, one
is likely to understand ones thoughts, emotions and expectations in
better way.
• Happiness and unhappiness are the states of experience by the self(I).
Infect true happiness resides in understanding the self.
• Study of self leads to more clarity about oneself , helps to understand
ones expectations and thoughts and enables to feels self confident.
Benefits of studying the self(I)
• Study of self leads to awareness in our thoughts and actions in our
daily life.
• As one understands oneself , one is more likely to understand othe in
better way.
• Study of self leads to more harmony with oneself and with other
members of the family , society and existence.
Power and activities of the self
• When we focus our attention on the attributes of self , we find self
has powers ( Shakti) and corresponding activities ( kriya) which are
manifest outcome of these powers.The power are the basic capacity
in the self (I). These power includes the following
• Desire ( ichcha)
• Thought( vichar)
• Expectation (asha)
Power and activities of the self
The activities are the self are:-
Imagining( chintrana)
Analyzing (vishleshan)
Selecting ( chayana)
These powers and activities are interconnected .For example, consider
the following examples:
• One has a desire to possess certain good position in the company as it
commands respect. This desire for position and respect is also
manifested in the form of imagining to have these.
Power and activities of the self
• As one has desire to have position and respect, one will start thinking
to hold this position by putting more hard work to achieve excellent
results and building relations with higher authorities. For this, one
has to analyse the ways of putting hard work and maintaining
relations. Here the power in operation is thinking and activity
involved is analyzing.
Power and activities of the self
• As one has thought of putting extra work to achieve the position,one
will expect the position from the company management and shall
select the activities that will be pursued in order to fulfill the desire.

Today our desires, thoughts and selections are largely guided by pre-
conditioning or assumptions prevailing around by sensations from the
body. With this there may be conflict in the self.

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