![]() ![]() ![]() To become enlightened, you have to accept that these thoughts and feelings don't define you. If you're always envious of others, you might see yourself as a jealous person. If you often feel sad, for example, you may start to think of yourself as a sad person. Your personal self is the way you perceive yourself and the patterns of your thoughts. Your self is your pure consciousness, which flows as it likes. This is the difference between our self and personal self. Sometimes we get so caught up in our thoughts that we forget they’re actually just objects of our consciousness. Sometimes it makes you worried, upset or surprised. ![]() When you start paying attention to your inner voice, you'll notice that it follows certain patterns. Your consciousness is the part of your brain that spends all day processing your thoughts and feelings, and the information your senses pick up. They're simply outputs of your consciousness. You also need to understand that your thoughts don’t define you. Your first step toward enlightenment is to start paying attention to your inner voice. Your inner train of thought hardly ever stops to take a break! If you pause for a minute, you should be able to hear it. ![]() It is our inner monologue – or stream of consciousness, the style in which author James Joyce wrote Ulysses.īut what is it exactly, and why does it never stop talking? ![]()
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