Be Your Own Guru

Any information around us can be seen as a suggestion, and we can choose to let it enter our subconscious mind or reject it completely. This skill can show how self-aware we are. The better we know ourselves, the better we are at making thoughtful choices.

The Self knows that its environment is mental in nature –

1. Body is the first environment that draws attention. That it has its own intelligence is confirmed by the working of various systems on their own so as to sustain the body. Again body adapts to eating habits and changes accordingly. Similarly, it changes in terms of shape, strength and flexibility when put under routine exercise.
2. Mind is an environment which we are aware of almost constantly through the process of thinking. If we are able to observe our thoughts and states of being, we become aware that they can be changed at will.
3. Family, friends, teachers, colleagues form part of external environment. They share their ideas from their experience and knowledge developing another kind of mental environment around us.
4. Media including books, TV, newspapers, social media, they all form another set of external mental environment built from ideas, observations and experiences of people.

The environment creates minds and it has various levels –

1. one that is made from entertaining suggestions from the external world – conscious mind
2. one that is accumulation of memories, tendencies and experiences from current and past lives – subconscious mind
3. one that is accumulation of collective ideas, beliefs, observations and experiences of people – collective mind

Since we are pure consciousness instead of just minds, we can access the mind that created the universes. This deep wisdom, called higher intelligence, comes from the creative energy from the Source. It is the ultimate Creator of everything in the universe, whether visible or invisible, tangible or intangible, and perceptible or imperceptible to the human body.

We can focus on the mind we want to engage with and shape our thoughts either through outside influences or self-reflection. We can align our existence with higher intelligence. Maybe we should not consider outside suggestions until we start an internal journey and seek advice from the ultimate Creator.

It is in our power to access the mind that is pure. All we have to do, is exercise our free will and make the right choice. Maybe we should BE OUR OWN GURUS!