Much time has passed since the release of the film "The Matrix". It would seem an absurd idea, but it is increasingly being cited as an example by scientists trying to explain a picture of the world. No, this is not about supercomputers and cryogenic chambers in which the physical shell of a person sleeps. Rather, we can talk about a big "game" in which everyone plays a role. And this role is not always suitable for an actor. Awareness of your true nature allows you to break out of this vicious circle, to start living for real. This means awakening - a way out of social anabiosis. On how to initiate awareness and awakening, let's talk further.
What is self awareness?
Awareness is the complete understanding and acceptance of everything that happens in life, including your actions, thoughts, desires. Why do you need it? In order to live your life consciously, fulfill your true purpose. Open your eyes and see your real life path. What will it give? A feeling of harmony, happiness, fullness of your life. After all, in fact, it does not matter how much money a person has, in which house he lives or what car he drives to work.
The main thing is that he be happy in his life, so that he has enough of what he has. Awareness of yourself, your desires and needs, allows you to understand the direction in which to movewithout spraying unnecessary things. Awareness and awakening is the key to one’s true and whole.
And if with awareness everything is more or less clear, then what is awakening? Why so much attention is paid to the need to make it? Awakening is the moment of transition from ignorance to awareness. It is like opening your eyes after a long sleep or rather anabiosis. "Social anabiosis" dictated to us by society, its collective mind or traditions. But before talking about awareness and awakening, let us touch on the issues of this "dream" and its "dreams."
Why is the person "sleeping"?
Many thinkers blamed society for violence against a person, for suppressing its true essence. Is everything so unique in reality? Probably not. The fact is that there are objective laws of social nature. What is good for one can harm others. How to save this balance? The society has not thought up anything else, except rules, orders or traditions.
From time to time traditions change, then we talk about fashion. Awareness and Awakening certainly useful for a particular person, but may be detrimental to society, since it becomes harder for him to control a free person. In any case, if we are talking about a technocratic society.
Awareness is rather spiritual term, but in this publication we consider its psychological and social significance. Each person before birth is chosen a specific role. This is called a life mission or mission. Regardless of who he becomes: a creator or destroyer, a revolutionary or an official. A certain role is inherent in its genes, permeates its spirit and aura.
But do free-thinking people need society as a single mechanism? He needs teachers, doctors, police, military. Society needs professions, not individuals. On the one hand, it’s not bad if the social role coincides with the purpose at least a little. But, what happens if someone falls into his "plate?" - Depression, stress, loss of strength, continuous negative, it is only the "first signs" on the road to self-destruction. Awakening becomes the only way to protect yourself. But how to understand that a person "sleeps?"
How to understand that it is time to "wake up?"
The signs that a person has gone astray are eloquent enough to go unnoticed.
- Misunderstanding of life purpose;
- Regular comparing yourself with other people;
- To live in the past, not in the present day;
- Lack of development and progress;
- Passivity in decision making;
- Failures at work or in personal life;
- Chronic fatigue, depression.
If all this can be said about a person, then he needs to start his awakening as quickly as possible, otherwise he will not wake up from the daily routine. In order for this process not to stretch over many years, it is advisable to become familiar with the basic ways of awakening and awareness.
Effective waking techniques
Since self-awareness comes only in the process of cognition, the awakening is exploratory in nature. Here you can not do without introspection, work with your subconscious. We will not describe excessively exotic practices, but will cite those that can be done independently, without the help of a spiritual mentor.
- Ask yourself the right questions;
- Watch your body, emotions, mind;
- Accept yourself present;
- To live an active lifestyle;
- Get rid of fears and complexes;
- Practice meditation;
- Stop chasing material goods.
These simple recommendations will help you quickly reach a state of awareness and awakening. Perhaps, they may seem very simple to someone, but you should not create unnecessary difficulties for yourself. Sometimes the obvious things are under our very noses.
Correct questions
To begin with, it does not bother to ask yourself some suggestive questions:
- Who am I?
- What am I doing?
- Why am I doing this?
- How do i do this?
Answers to them will help to realize your life, turn off the effect of automatism, start thinking. It may not be possible to respond to them immediately, but the desire to do so will be the first step on the path to awakening.
Observation of the body, emotions, mind
Physical, intellectual and emotional activity are interrelated. Watching his breathing, thoughts, feelings, experiences, a person begins to realize the characteristics of his physiology and psyche. Probably not immediately able to learn how to manage them. But this will no longer be a meaningless existence.
Acceptance of the present
You should try to be honest with yourself. If we feel anger, then do not dissemble, calling it something else. If we are afraid, it is necessary to have the courage to admit it. Self-awareness is possible only through sincerity. Cheating leads a person away, making it difficult for him to understand who he really is.
Active lifestyle
Proactivity pushes for action, development, self-analysis. Even morning jogging, elevated to the level of daily ritual, can arouse our hidden potential. Awareness is an active process. To make it happen, you need to overcome your inertia or passivity.
Freedom from fears and complexes
Fears and complexes, most often, are alien to the human psyche. They originate in response to pressure from the people around them: family, campaign, society. Fear of not justifying other people's expectations, feelings about their own insolvency instantly disappear on a desert island. So their reason is not in ourselves, but in our reaction to others. Awareness will come much faster if you stop chasing social trends, start living as you really want.
Meditation
By nature, meditation is relaxation, immersion in your subconscious. It is absolutely not necessary to take intricate poses, shudder the surrounding space with monotonous sounds. It is enough just to go where it turns out to calm down, so that at least for a while to escape from the daily routine. For some, it is fishing, for another - a secluded shop in the nearest park, and for the third - a favorite hammock in the village. When a person is free from extraneous thoughts, then an awareness of his true nature is possible.
Cessation of material goods
This is not about hermit life. No, man is a product of society, therefore it is advisable not to fall out of it. Simply, in pursuit of money, people very often deviate from the correct course, eventually understanding that they could have lived differently. If you do your favorite thing, then there is every chance of becoming a true professional. In this case, a person can always earn, will not be in trouble. And the wrong choice of profession, under the pressure of social trends, will eventually only lead to depression or frustration. It is necessary to work in order to live, and not vice versa.
Today we have analyzed such important concepts as awareness and awakening. Without them, one can never gain one's life path, as a result, working not in the place where one would like, communicating not with those with whom it is pleasant, living in someone else's house. Awareness of oneself opens up a completely different reality, full of bright colors and joy. Since most people are fast asleep under the rule of society, they need to undergo an awakening, thanks to which their eyes will literally open up to the outside world. The next step will be awareness, which will bring with it a sense of integrity and harmony, will help you to become yourself.
