How can I tell if it’s my higher self or ego speaking to me when I seek any answers or advice? What should I be aware of when speaking with my higher self?
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Ego speaks very loudly
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HIGHEST SELF VS EGO
Your highest self, which I will also refer to as the real you is the voice of truth, intuition, and love. I also like to think of it as the voice of spirit because it always represents how God or the Universe feels about you and your life.
It is a wise guide inside of you. It remembers your magnificence and splendor and walks with you on your path of life.
Your ego on the other hand, likes to call itself the “voice of reason”, but really it’s the voice of fear. Its purpose is to hold you back by keeping you “safe” and comfortable", but it’s really kind of an asshole.
It represents your false self, separation, fear, specialness, defensiveness, consumption, and insanity. Hence why you should not let it rule your life.
You’ll be able to tell the difference very clearly with the examples below.
THINGS YOUR HIGHEST SELF (AKA THE REAL YOU) SAYS…
I am _______________ enough.
I am the creator of my own reality.
Anything is possible.I am an eternal being.
I love changing and evolving.
Life is easy for me.
There is always enough to go around.
We are all one.
SHIT YOUR EGO SAYS…
I’m not ______________ enough.
I have no control over my life. Everything happens to me.
My dreams haven’t come true in the past so why would they in the future?
I am nothing more than a temporary body on this planet and when I die I’ll be gone forever.
Change is scary and bad.
My life is hard, I mean just look at it!
I must work hard and fight for what I want because there is never enough to go around.
We are all seperate.
HOW TO TELL THEM APART
Since the ego often disguises itself as truth, it can be tricky to tell when the voice in your head is in fact you, or your ego. Luckily there is a very easy way to tell them apart. By how they feel.
Basically, if the thought feels good, it’s probably the real deal, if the thought feels bad it’s most likely your ego. (Of course, there are exceptions like if you’re in a potentially dangerous situation and your intuition is warning you to run, but for the most part, ego feels bad, real you feels good.)
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Pretty much any _OM post can tell you :D
But for me one of the things that work best is to observe the placement of the thought, also the activated responses coming from it.
Usually higher self thoughts come from a place that is very non intrusive, and feels like it is coming from WITHIN your mind. The response elicited is also different, and sometime it depends on the thought itself. A “soul” click on some level, heart based, very active third eye, release, relief, inspiration, looking forward, etc.
Ego thoughts come from a different place, they feel like an outside source telling you a story… an outside source of validation or criticism… so high peak confidence that is arrogant or cocky is also the same as a round of ‘thoughts that don’t build you up’.
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anytime i think of running or see someone running in a race.
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you just made me feel the heart chills you get:)))) it peaks through you!:)))
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These soul clicks and heart sensations come to me, then it feels like the ego instantly tries to fight back. It’s like I have that clarity and answers, so I’m completely peaceful in the present moment. Then the thoughts comes in like “now what? The peace came but nothing has changed” I have started to see this voice from a more detached perspective though
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Well that tells me you are able to discern on a good level!
And well, nothing will really change, the outside world stays the same, except your view, your perception and your way of thinking reshape things down the way :)
I’m always reminded of this story whenever I bring this up:)
He has posted the full version before but unfortunately I’m not able to find it at the moment.
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Whatever comes at the negative state of emotion and not from the aspect of love or is out of impulse is ego. Like anger, greed, lust, comparing yourself to others and anything that is low vibrational action. And the best thing you can do is ro undo evey decision that has been made by ego. An easy way to tell is that whatever is decided by ego will feel wrong deep down sooner or later and you’ll realize it. What is decided by YOU won’t feel that way. Also your ego would most likely focus on the very moment but not it long term aspect. It mostly happens when you decide something out of impulse and not pepper judgement. That’s how I see it at least
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And by the way, I’m in a similar boat where I have a lot of answers to so many questions about life, events, people, my passions, my desires… a lot of all that stuff… I have the answers, I have the momentarily peace, and also the resistance…
It’s a whole package :D you just gotta consciously decide which parts weigh more… realizations? Or resistance?
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Imagine yourself as a small child.
Now imagine yourself speaking as a parent to this child in the most loving, most understanding, most encouraging and most high self-esteem way.
That’s how you know when your inner dialogue is most likely a message from your Higher Self.
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