Reveale Your Supreme Self

Think of a mirror. The sun reflects in it without the mirror doing anything for this but to remain pure and clear. If we compare the mind with a mirror, we will instantly realize that as soon as the mind is ready, the sun of the Divine Consciousness will shine in it.

The technique we will present in the following offers a perspective of the existential state we are in and allows us to understand better the inner "buttons" we need to press in order to grow spiritually.

Performed with perseverance, this technique allows us the access to a state of "detached witness" that will make us act and react differently in the situations of life.

Before engaging in this technique, it is important that we understand WHO really wants to change inside of us, and WHICH is the center of our being.

We may have the surprise of noticing that until at that moment we did not experience such a state of witness in which all our actions are spontaneously analyzed and directed from a spiritual perspective.

A number of ephemeral and often contrasting personalities resides inside each of us, with which we identify in turns.

These "hypostasis" of our personality have distinct features: some are merry, some are satisfied, some are dissatisfied, some wish to study, other wish to go in a holiday, some are enthusiastic and other recalcitrant.

Therefore we cannot speak of a coherent personality, that unifies synthetically and permanently these aspects, a personality we may associate with our name and with the idea of "I". This is the reason for which it is practically impossible for someone to say: "I, John Smith, want to transform."

We cannot make such a commitment as we do not have an unique "I", but instead we have a number of changing, moving small "I"-s, which depend on innumerable exterior laws and influences; there are "I"-s that are stronger than others and that may give the impression of a unique personality.

Each of these "I"-s reaches the surface of our consciousness and takes temporary hold of us, acting and speaking for us.

This is the tragedy of mankind, because these ephemeral "I"-s determine actions that will generate new karma-ic bonds; the problem is that our other "I"-s, not so strong and more dispersed will not find the best strategy to control our destiny.

Thus, our existence may be said to resemble to a cluster of sparks, when each spark lasts for few seconds, and the entire cluster less than a minute. Nonetheless, behind these, the Supreme Reality is not momentary, nor ephemeral.

The technique you are about to learn will guide you in the "intimacy" of Reality, making you understand in a direct manner that while living this existence we have to do the things we have to do without any ego interference.

However, our balance needs to be dynamic, and based on the right action. The rigid, stereotype gestures and inner attitudes will not help us grow spiritually. With complete detachment from all these, we need to rely entirely on the clarity of our synthetic mind, which may be a unification of the multiple, transient personalities.

HOW TO PERFORM THIS TECHNIQUE
In order to perform this simple and effective technique we need a mechanical hand watch. We should take it off and place it so that it reaches the height of our eyes.

Then, in a state of detachment, and calmness, we will begin to stare at the secondary hand of the watch, without any moments of pause. At the same time, as you stare of the secondary hand of the watch, focus your attention on your inner state.

In this manner, you will perform the synthesis of two apparently opposing attitudes, the expression of two opposed tendencies of your mind: an outward attitude, expressed through the staring at the watch, and an inner-directed one, expressed through the focus on your state of mind.

Along with this double focus, we have to focus also on the idea: "I am...(your name) and I am here now. I am." We will try - as much as possible - to keep our mind focused only on this idea, while we follow detached and focused the secondary hand of the watch.

We stay perfectly aware of our person, of our name, of the place we are in. The mental repetition of our name should not lead to a superficial identification with our ephemeral "I", but instead it should awake in us the consciousness of our unitary, divine consciousness.

For a better understanding of this technique, we mention that we do not need to keep in mind this idea in an "obstinate", egoistic manner. Ultimately, this mental focus on the idea of "I" should become even non-verbalized, "felt", perceived intuitively.

This exercise requires more than a simple thought about our existence, but the awareness of it. We should go beyond the thoughts and concepts to the direct, mysterious, and absolute knowledge of our existence.

At this level, we will notice that this revelation is perfectly accessible to us, and due to a spiritual intuition, this experience will awaken inside of us something bright, extremely important and real.

This very simple and important technique that will help anyone to get a step closer to the revelation of one's self, makes us discover that it is perfectly possible for each of us to awaken and reach the real awareness of the Self.

Even at this level, we will have different thoughts. The images, feelings, aspirations will keep on coming and going, just as before, but we will perceive SIMULTANEOUSLY a different perception, just as a witness takes part detached and uninvolved to an event.

This witness-consciousness will become a permanence in our lives and it will awaken and amplify inside of us a supra-mental force meant to alter, analyze and even stop the flow of thoughts, images and so on.

This force is strong enough to catalyze the revelation of the divine self, Atman. Only at this stage, we may say that we have a stable inner structure, like an axis of our being, bringing along a real and perfectly aware consciousness of ourselves and of the world.

Thus, being detached and preserving this witness-consciousness, we may say that we are on the right path in distinguishing between the Supreme Self (Atman) and the illusion of this world.

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