The Three 'You'
Today if we are asked as to what kind of person we are, we tend to say, we are not a GOOD HUMAN BEING. We say this not out of modesty but out of guilt-stricken sincerity. Though we dont call ourselves Bad, we dont consider ourselves Good either. This applies to the majority of the human race, and perhaps includes 'You' too. The answer You give is due to our life-long confusion. The confusion that emerges as the result of our constant self-talk. The confusion that leads to an identity crisis urging you to believe that there is more than one person living inside you. You often shuffle between each of these different You at some point of time in your life. The three You that shapes your entire personality are: - The External You
- The Internal You
- The Real You
The External You The External You is the active, manipulated self. It is this You that the world sees. This You is what the world knows you as. If this You is good, then the world considers you Good. If this You is bad then the world calls you Bad. This You is the mask you wear throughout your life. This You is not born with you, but is created the moment you start conceptualizing the life events that occur around you. This You acts as the shield because it avoids the world to see through itself. This You is created to safeguard the personal interests that matters. This You behaves according to the program you have set for it. It is never spontaneous. Instead a deep level thinking always occurs before each action. This You is created with an intention to cover up the Internal You, and hence is under constant pressure to reach up to the worlds expectation. This You constantly craves for control over each and every situation. It is constantly involved in the process of evaluation & judgement, so that it can prepare itself beforehand, to face any situation. This You fears the unknown, and that's why it wants to know and understand everything around it. Since its this You, you identify yourself most of the time, it often tends to believe that it is the only You. The Internal You The Internal You is the passive, timid self. This You talks to you in your solitude. This You is borne within you since birth. It is this You that is known only to you and no one else. This You is aware of the bad intentions behind the
good deeds and the good intentions that fail to serve the purpose. This You is the You that wears the Mask all the time. This You is under the constant threat of survival. It lacks confidence and does not consider itself good enough to face the world. It considers life to be unfair and world to be an enemy. This You suppresses all its desires as it fears misunderstanding & rejection from the outside world. Hence it takes shelter behind the External You that behaves according to the world norms. This You is the frustrated one as it is aware of its own weakness and helplessness. This You wants a savior to save itself. This You seeks comfort in the form of HOPE, which leads towards GOD & RELIGION. The Real You The Real You is the pure, eternal self. This You is the part of the Pure Absolute Beingness, which existed even before your birth and will continue existing even after you die. This You is the Unknown Phenomenal Self. This You is the supreme undying Self, which is beyond the comprehension of mind, beyond all conceptualization. It is this You that stays with you even when you are asleep. In sleep you loose contact with your mind and the world. You are not even aware of the bed you are sleeping on. That awareness comes soon after you wake up. And then the Internal You takes over you, which is again taken over by the External You. Thus the Real You gets ignored because you acknowledge either of the External or Internal You as your Self, in the waking state. It is because of your ignorance, that you see the Real You as the separate self. The Real You is the one that is sought after. It is this You that is referred to as GOD. The knowing of this You is the beginning of Awareness. The Understanding of this You would bring about peace to the restless human soul. The realization of this You leads to ENLIGHTENMENT.
ILIMOW is a Technical Writer based in Mumbai. Being a ferocious reader and a passionate writer, ILIMOW has explored various subjects ranging from philosophy, meta-physics, paranormal science, physiognomy, spirituality etc. ILIMOW usually speaks about positive mental attitude towards Life and believes that at all cost Life is Bliss! His site http://www.ilimow.com depicts this concept through stories, poems, articles, essays and quotes.
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