How To ACTUALLY Connect To Your Higher Self

Summary

The video script delves into the struggle between the higher self and the lower self, highlighting the common experience of being motivated at night but feeling unmotivated in the morning. It emphasizes that we are always connected to our higher self, which is obscured by the lower self. The script suggests that the higher self communicates through virtues like fearlessness and humility. Meditation is proposed as a key method to subdue the lower self and connect with the higher self, leading to better decision-making aligned with these virtues.

Takeaways

• 🌙 The struggle between the higher self and the lower self often occurs when we have good intentions at night but lack motivation in the morning.
• 🌟 The higher self is always connected to us; it's the part that inspires and motivates us to do good and beneficial things.
• 🗣️ The lower self, or ego, is characterized by laziness, fear, and doubt, often overshadowing the higher self's voice.
• 📚 'Autobiography of a Yogi' by Paramahansa Yogananda introduces 26 virtues from the Bhagavad Gita that are associated with the higher self.
• 🧘‍♂️ Meditation is a key practice to subdue the lower self and connect with the higher self, as it helps quiet the mind and enhance awareness.
• 🏋️‍♂️ The speaker's personal journey with triathlons and physical challenges was influenced by meditation, demonstrating the power of a subdued lower self.
• 🔄 The process of connecting with the higher self involves a snowball effect where meditation and awareness build on each other over time.
• 🌱 Choosing to align with the higher self's virtues in daily life helps to naturally connect and fuel the higher part of ourselves.
• 🤔 Recognizing the language of the higher self allows us to understand which part of us is communicating at any given time.
• 🔗 Free will plays a crucial role in deciding whether to follow the voice of the higher self or the lower self in our daily decisions.

Q & A

What is the main challenge people face when trying to follow through with their morning intentions?

The main challenge is the disparity between the motivated 'higher self' that sets intentions before sleep and the 'lower self' that feels unmotivated and resists those intentions upon waking up.

What is the 'higher self' and how does it differ from the 'lower self'?

The 'higher self' is the part of an individual that is inspired, motivated, and aligned with doing good and beneficial things. In contrast, the 'lower self' is characterized by laziness, fear, doubt, and a reluctance to engage in positive actions.

How can one determine which part of themselves is guiding their decisions?

One can determine this by recognizing the language and characteristics of their thoughts and actions. The higher self communicates through virtues like fearlessness, humility, and self-restraint, while the lower self is marked by fear, laziness, and resistance.

What is the significance of the 26 virtues mentioned in the script?

The 26 virtues, inspired by the Bhagavad Gita and compiled by Paramahansa Yogananda, represent the traits that make man Godlike. They serve as a guide to understanding the language of the higher self and help individuals align their behavior with these virtues.

Why is meditation recommended as a method to connect with the higher self?

Meditation, particularly single-pointed focused meditation, is recommended because it helps to quiet the mind, reduce the chatter of the lower self, and enhance awareness. This practice allows for a greater connection with the higher self by not fueling the lower self's thoughts.

How does meditation contribute to subduing the lower self?

Meditation contributes to subduing the lower self by not engaging with its thought patterns. By focusing on a neutral point like the breath or a candle flame, one redirects their attention away from the lower self's thoughts, allowing them to naturally reduce over time.

What is the 'Snowball Effect' mentioned in the script and how does it relate to connecting with the higher self?

The 'Snowball Effect' refers to the process where as one starts to choose the higher self more often, it becomes easier to continue doing so. This is because the focus on higher virtues and the reduction of lower self thoughts create a self-reinforcing cycle that strengthens the connection with the higher self.

What role does awareness play in connecting with the higher self?

Awareness plays a crucial role as it enhances the individual's ability to recognize the source of their thoughts and actions. With increased awareness, one can more easily choose to align with the higher self and its virtues, rather than being dominated by the lower self.

How can one align their daily life with the higher self's virtues?

One can align their daily life with the higher self's virtues by making conscious decisions that reflect these virtues, such as practicing self-discipline, courage, and generosity. This alignment is facilitated by a regular meditation practice and a clear understanding of the distinction between the higher and lower self.

What resources are available for those seeking to learn meditation to connect with their higher self?

The speaker mentions having a meditation course available, which can be found in the video description or by pre-registering through a provided link. This course is intended to help individuals learn meditation techniques to enhance their connection with their higher self.

Outlines

00:00

🌙 Struggling with the Higher and Lower Self

The paragraph discusses the common struggle of having good intentions at night that fade away with the morning light. It highlights the contrast between the higher self, which is inspired and motivated for self-improvement, and the lower self, which is characterized by laziness, fear, and doubt. The speaker suggests that everyone has these two sides, and the challenge is to recognize which part is influencing decisions at any given time. The concept of the higher self being always connected but obscured by the lower self is introduced, and the idea that understanding the language of the higher self is key to connecting with it is proposed. The speaker references 'Autobiography of a Yogi' and the 26 virtues from the Bhagavad Gita as a guide to recognizing the higher self's language.

05:01

🧘‍♂️ Subduing the Lower Self Through Meditation

In this paragraph, the speaker shares personal experiences with meditation and physical challenges, such as triathlons, to illustrate how meditation can help subdue the lower self. The speaker suggests that through consistent meditation, one can quiet the mind and enhance awareness, which in turn allows for a greater connection with the higher self. The paragraph emphasizes the importance of single-pointed focused meditation for reducing the chatter of the lower self and increasing the ability to choose the higher self's guidance over the lower self's influence. The speaker also mentions a meditation course for those interested in learning more about meditation as a tool for connecting with the higher self.

10:01

🌟 Aligning with the Higher Self Through Mindfulness and Virtue

The final paragraph emphasizes the dual process of calming the mind through meditation and purifying it by aligning with higher virtues. The speaker explains that by meditating daily and consciously choosing thoughts and behaviors that reflect the 26 virtues, one can naturally connect with the higher self. The paragraph concludes with an invitation for viewers to join a meditation course if they seek guidance in meditation, and a note of thanks for watching the video.

Keywords

💡Higher Self

The 'Higher Self' refers to the part of an individual that is aligned with their best interests, is inspired, and seeks to do things that are beneficial and good. In the video, the speaker discusses the concept of the higher self as a guiding force that is always present but can be obscured by the lower self. The higher self is associated with virtues like fearlessness, humility, and determination, which are traits that the speaker suggests can be cultivated through practices like meditation.

💡Lower Self

The 'Lower Self' is depicted as the part of an individual that is lazy, fearful, doubtful, and resistant to change or effort. It is contrasted with the higher self and is seen as an obstacle to personal growth and achieving one's best potential. The speaker uses the example of waking up in the morning and feeling unmotivated to illustrate how the lower self can override the intentions set by the higher self the night before.

💡Meditation

Meditation is presented as a tool for connecting with the higher self by quieting the mind and reducing the influence of the lower self. The speaker shares personal experiences with meditation, suggesting that it has helped subdue the lower self and enhance the connection with the higher self. Meditation is recommended as a daily practice to achieve self-discipline, self-restraint, and other virtues.

💡Astral Projection

Astral projection is mentioned as a topic that has garnered interest from the speaker's audience, leading to questions about connecting with the higher self. Although not the main focus of the video, astral projection serves as a gateway for discussing the higher self and the practices that can help individuals tap into this aspect of their being.

💡Free Will

Free will is discussed in the context of the choices individuals make between the voices of the higher and lower self. The speaker emphasizes that while everyone has both aspects within them, it is through the exercise of free will that one can choose to align with the higher self, leading to more virtuous actions and thoughts.

💡Virtues

Virtues such as fearlessness, humility, self-restraint, determination, courage, honesty, and generosity are highlighted as the language of the higher self. The speaker references the 'Autobiography of a Yogi' and the 26 virtues from the Bhagavad Gita, suggesting that embodying these virtues is a way to connect with and express the higher self.

💡Triathlon

The speaker uses their personal experience as a triathlete to illustrate how meditation and connection with the higher self can lead to physical achievements. The discipline and determination required for triathlon training and competition are seen as manifestations of the higher self's influence.

💡Inspiration

Inspiration is described as a feeling that comes from the higher self, motivating individuals to take positive actions for self-improvement. The speaker contrasts the initial inspiration felt at night with the lack of motivation upon waking, highlighting the struggle between the higher and lower selves.

💡Self-Discipline

Self-discipline is presented as a key virtue that can be developed through meditation and is associated with the higher self. The speaker suggests that by practicing self-discipline, one can overcome the lower self's tendencies and align more closely with the higher self's goals and values.

💡Snowball Effect

The 'snowball effect' is used to describe the cumulative impact of consistently choosing the higher self over the lower self. The speaker explains that as one practices meditation and makes choices aligned with the higher self's virtues, these positive actions and thoughts gain momentum, leading to a stronger connection with the higher self.

Highlights

The struggle between the higher self's motivation at night and the lower self's resistance in the morning.

The higher self is always connected but often overshadowed by the lower self.

The lower self is characterized by laziness, fear, and doubt, contrasting the higher self's inspiration and beneficial actions.

Paramahansa Yogananda's 'Autobiography of a Yogi' and the 26 virtues from the Bhagavad Gita as a guide to the higher self's language.

Fearlessness, humility, self-restraint, and determination are traits of the higher self.

The choice between the voice of fear (lower self) and fearlessness (higher self) is a daily decision.

Meditation as a tool to subdue the lower self and connect with the higher self.

Single-pointed focused meditation helps in quieting the mind and enhancing awareness.

The snowball effect of choosing the higher self more often leads to a calmer mind and better quality thoughts.

The importance of aligning daily actions with the virtues of the higher self.

The speaker's personal journey from meditation to physical challenges like triathlons, attributing success to a subdued lower self.

Meditation's role in achieving self-discipline, self-restraint, and other virtues mentioned in the Bhagavad Gita.

The process of purifying the mind by not engaging in lower natures and choosing higher self behaviors.

The higher self is always present but obscured by the lower self, which can be managed through consistent meditation and mindful choices.

An upcoming meditation course by the speaker for those seeking to learn and connect with their higher self.

Transcripts

how many times have you been laying in

bed at night and you've been thinking

I'm going to get up tomorrow morning I'm

going to meditate for 20 minutes I'm

going to get up at 6:00 a.m. I'm going

to have a cold shower after I'm going to

make a really healthy breakfast and I'm

going to get to work and it's going to

be an amazing way of starting my day and

you go to bed you feel motivated you're

ready to do it and then you wake up the

alarm goes off at 6 you feel knackered

you really aren't inspired anymore

you've got thoughts of I can't be

bothered with this I just want like

another 10 minutes in bed I just need

another 10 minutes I'm not that

interested in meditation anyway and you

skip it you you hit the snooze button

you lieing you get up an hour late

you're rushing around then you end up

having toast instead of a healthy

breakfast because you've not got any

more time and you rush out the door you

feel half stressed on your way to work

and you're thinking why did I make that

decision the night before I was so

motivated I was so Keen to do it and

this is a prime example of of the higher

self the night before being the dominant

way of thinking the higher self was the

part of you that was inspired to do

something good for yourself that wants

to you to do things that are useful and

beneficial but then in the morning the

voice of the lower self was front of

mind and that was the thing that

determined how you then carried on in

that morning the choices that you made

were based on the lower self The Voice

is the voice internal voice of the lower

self so we can see from this example

that I'm sure we've all experienced this

we all have this these two sides to

oursel we all have the part of us that

has our best interest at heart that

wants us to do things that are

beneficial and good for us and is

inspired and then we've got the other

side which is bit lazy which is fear

fearful which has doubts which can't be

bothered to do anything that part is is

the lower self or the ego self and I've

had a lot of questions recently since my

video on astral projection sort of got a

bit of traction with people saying Ben I

want help with connecting to my higher

self how can I do it and it made me

think and as I thought about this I came

to the realization that we're always

connected to the higher self it's not a

matter of connecting to the highest self

the higher self is part of us it is

us really what we need to do is learn

how to remove the part of us that is

obscuring the higher self and to do that

we have to understand the language of

the higher self how do we know which

part of us is talking at any one

time in there is a book actually called

um autobiography of a yogi and I don't

know if you've heard this before it's

quite a popular book sorry read this

before it's quite a popular book it was

written by a yogi funly enough called uh

paramahansa

Yogananda and on his website he has

compiled 26 virtues which are within the

bagad Gita which is the ancient Hindu

text and he calls it 26 virtues that

make man Godlike and these virtues are

things like fearlessness humility

self-restraint determination courage

honesty generosity like all beautiful

traits that I think all of us would read

and aspire to live our lives in

accordance to that and it made me

realize that if the higher self had a

language it would be saturated with the

language of these virtues it would be

saturated with these virtues the higher

self

communicates using these ways of

Behaving these

characteristics and in

situations we normally have a choice

between do we choose the voice of fear

or do we Cho choose the voice of

fearlessness so knowing this it allows

us to understand which part of us is

communicating at any one time and

understand that there is different parts

of us that are trying to communicate

with us at any one

time and we have a decision to make when

we're going about our life we can decide

do I choose the voice of the higher self

do I choose the voice of the lower self

and this is where our Free Will comes

into

play for most people they are overly

dominated with the lower voice the lower

self is prevalent the higher self can't

be heard much occasionally it creeps in

and gives some inspiration and some

great ideas but then we're dominated by

this lower way of thinking and it's

really hard it's like how do we overcome

that how do we subdue this lower self in

order to actually hear the higher self

which is always there available to us we

just it's just obscured by this lower

self and obviously if you've watched my

videos before you will know that I'm a

meditation teacher you will know that I

came to meditation when I was about six

my dad was a meditation teacher and

meditating has been a big part of my

life for my entire

life I probably less of you will know

that when I was in my early 20s I wanted

to challenge myself physically and so I

started signing up to triathlons I

became a Great Britain triathlete in in

the age group um levels and I raced at a

national level in Triathlon and duathlon

I did Iron Man triathlons climb

mountains all over the world push my

body to the Limit basically I wanted to

use the training that I kind of been

doing in meditation and put it into a

physical uh challenge or put it into a

test in a physical

way and I I generally speaking found

that I was naturally able to do that

quite easily and I believe that this is

because of meditation and I believe that

through meditation through years and

years of meditation and by when I say

this I I say this not meaning that I

have by any means mastered this or that

I don't have a lower self because I very

much do but through meditation I have

subdued the lower self to a great degree

which has meant that I feel more guided

and more connected to my higher self and

it's been very very easy for me to um

achieve things like I did in Triathlon

and things like this because I was able

to be determined I was able to be

self-disciplined I was able able to have

that self-restraint and all of those

good virtues that are uh mentioned

within the bag ofad Gita not all of them

of course but a lot of them and so my

first tip for you to connect to your

higher self is to start to meditate and

and um specifically using a single

pointed focused

meditation the reason for for this the

reason why I I think so highly of single

pointed focused

meditations is because

it gives you the opportunity to actually

start to subdue the lower self the lower

voice because you're not fueling it when

you start focusing on thoughts as we all

know and have all experienced when you

when you o when you think too much you

overthink you fuel that thinking process

and you then have more thoughts to deal

with meditation is very much the

antithesis of that we let go of thoughts

continually and put our attention onto

something that is not a thought which is

neutral a neutral area so it might be

the breath it could be the a candle

flame and when we do

that for weeks and months at a time

every day for 10 20 minutes because

we're not

fueling the lower self we're not fueling

those thoughts naturally they start to

subdue and reduce and this isn't

something that I've just experienced

myself I've taught many people over the

years and lots of them have had this

experience as well so this is this is

not just because I've been doing

meditation for so long you can notice a

big difference in a couple of months

three months you'll notice a big

difference in the level of uh thoughts

or the amount of thoughts that you

have this process also enhances your

awareness so not only do does the

chatter in your mind start to reduce but

your awareness of what what chatter is

going on enhances

and therefore your ability to then

select the higher self over the lower

self is improved and naturally this is a

Snowball Effect because as you can start

then choosing the higher self More Often

by the fact that where you place your

awareness your attention you place your

energy you actually start to naturally

fuel the higher self you actually start

to connect more with the higher self and

so if your mind was like a guard

you are essentially weeding out the

lower thoughts the lower natures and you

are fueling and connecting to and

feeding the higher self the higher part

of yourself and so gradually it's it

becomes one big Snowball Effect your

mind starts to become calmer you start

to have better quality thoughts it

becomes more easy to align yourself with

these good virtues and behave in a

manner that is aligned to the language

of the higher

self so it's a two-fold process of a

calming the Mind through meditation and

building your awareness but then equally

purifying the Mind by not engaging in

the lower natures and being clear on

what part of yourself is the lower self

and what part of yourself is the higher

self and aligning yourself with the

higher self by

choosing um ways of Behaving and ways of

of thinking that are aligned to these

Natures which are innately the higher

self the higher part of you so the

higher self is always with you it's

always ready there for you to connect to

it's just obscured by the lower self if

you go through this process of learning

how to meditate meditating every single

day quietening the Mind by doing that

and enhancing your awareness and then

equally as you're doing that and as

you're going about your daily life

filling the mind with higher natures and

choosing and making decisions that are

aligned with these 26 virtues you will

naturally connect with your higher self

if you need any help with meditation if

you're looking to learn meditation I've

actually got a course coming up um

depending on when you're watching this

video it'll either be below and if it's

not there yet then the there is a link

to pre-register for the course um so if

you feel like doing that please do I

hope this video was useful and I will

see you on the next one thanks so much