Ego x higher self.

We, humans, are complex creatures and at the same time, we do not know our real identity. In addition to the physical body, there is an energetic body, called the “higher self” - we will talk about it later.

The image we form of ourselves on the physical plane is determined by the ego, a kind of insane and selfish self-awareness, which is always focused on meeting your own needs. However, the ego is part of us and must be controlled.

When we connect with our higher self, the mindset becomes more positive and, consequently, more powerful. There is no room for doubt, sadness, shame and resentment.

Who is speaking: the ego or the higher self?

A great obstacle for people to connect to their higher self is, precisely, to know how to differentiate it from the ego. After all, they both coexist in us.

But notice, the ego will always make you believe that you need much more because it is never satisfied. The higher self, on the other hand, understands that you have been brought into this world with enough to live and to live well. So, everything that gets to your hands along the way is a bonus.

Below are some typical phrases that may cross your mind:

Ego:

• I am a victim of circumstances.

• I live in scarcity. Nothing is enough.

• I am temporarily alive and this is scary.

• I am a machine made by accident.

• I am competing with the world.

• This is complicated ...

Higher self:

• I create my own reality.

• I live in abundance. There is always enough.

• I am temporarily alive and this is incredible.

• I am an artist made of infinite energy.

• I am in harmony with the world.

• I am happy!

Can you now distinguish the ego from the higher self? When the ego is controlled - and not destroyed - we can achieve a balance between what we want (desires) and what we have (reality). Connecting with the higher self is the way.

To several studies and materials talking about EGO and its function, one of these studies says that EGO was given to us to become INDIVIDUAL for our survival, and we managed to evolve during our period, reincarnated on a "Primitive" Planet. This material also said that with the evolution of the planet, the EGO would be automatically removed, as we would no longer need it, and it would no longer be useful because we have reached our necessary degree of evolution, which we understand that EGO and individualization is no longer part of our evolution and we understand that we are the Higher Self (it’s an interesting thing to think about).

Other studies also speak of a weak EGO that keeps us separate and distances us from the real divine presence of the HIGH SELF and the strong EGO that understands this and Unifies with the HIGH SELF, knowing that everything is connected.

How to connect with your higher self.

Your higher self knows things about you that you don't know. When you connect with it, your awareness grows expansively and there is a reduction in stress and anxiety; more resilience and less judgment about yourself and others.

You become unified with that presence and become aware of your whole reality. Understand some ways for you to connect to your higher self.

Accept your reality

The first step is perhaps the most difficult. Accepting your reality is essential to start any spiritual practice. Acceptance comes with time. Daily, take a moment to analyze how your life is doing and how far you have come so far. You are the co-creator of your reality all the time, you don't like what you are seeing, change the frequency.

Practice meditation.

Practising mindfulness through meditation, for example, helps you to recognize your existence as a spiritual being, allowing a better connection with your inner self. Silence is capable of calming the noise of the ego and achieving a state of inner stillness.

In one of OSHO's books How to silence your mind, he says that we will never be able to silence the mind, what we have achieved is to keep a thought interval from one to the other for longer. And he says that the role of the mind is to keep talking without stopping, and its own name already says, MIND, MIND. Have a diary.

Another practical exercise to connect to the higher self is simply to write. Every day, write two to three pages of anything that comes to mind. In this way, you empty your mind and make room for inspiration.