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self-realization is an expressio...<i>self-realization</i><br /><br />self-realization is an expression used in psychology, spirituality, and eastern religions<br /><br />the indian mystic paramahansa yogananda describes self-realization as "the knowing—in body, mind and soul—that we are one with the omnipresence of god; that we do not have to pray that it come to us, that we are not merely near it at all times, but that god's omnipresence is our omnipresence; that we are just as much a part of him now as we ever will be - all we have to do is improve our knowing" <br /><br />the basic premise of self-realization is that there exists an authentic Self (or 'soul') which has to be discovered by psychological or spiritual self-striving<br /><br />self-realization can be a gradual or instantaneous phenomena depending on the school of thought but in all cases it involves extensive preparation of mind and emotions to recognize self-realization when it occurs<br /><br />self-realization is a maturing of the ego or personality to accept its own evanescence and thus allow space for the true Self to reveal itself - the sun veiled by clouds is an apt metaphor for the Self's apparent absence in our everyday lives<br /><br />the dissolution of the ego's obsessive, internal pre-occupations with its psycho-somatic complexes frees the psyche's energy to directly experience reality of the world as it is, free of any assumptions<br /><br />introspection, questioning one's higher purpose and striving towards self-awareness are often initiators towards the process of self-realizationmistah charley, ph.d.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06303695341246058680noreply@blogger.com