What is self-realization? How can it be done?

Question

sorry-how can it be attained?

Answer 1

Self-realization is as given below

The goal of meditation is to realize who we really are at the core of our being. The philosophy of yoga says there are two different levels to our inner self: our mental or emotional self and our spiritual self.

The mental self is sometimes called the individual mind. It is limited because it is strongly associated with our limited physical body and is the cause of the feeling "I am this individual person" – our ego. But our real sense of self-awareness comes from our connection to a wider, subtler form of consciousness. Yogic philosophy says there is a reflection of an infinite, all knowing form of consciousness within our minds. This Infinite Consciousness is unchanging and eternal, and is at the core of our true spiritual "Self".

When we identify with the small ego-centred self this is called relative reality, because that small self is prone to change and death. But when we realize that there is a subtler, permanent reality behind the relative one and we see that our true nature is pure unlimited Consciousness, this is known as self-realization.

It can be done by

For Self realization, a living enlightened medium in the form of a Avatar (Gnani Purush) is required. According to Gnan Vidhi teachings, such enlightened beings are seldom born. However, when such beings are around, they are able to procure liberation for anyone who seeks it.

In Gnan Vidhi, Self-realization begins by asking the questions Who am I? What is the real truth? What is this whole world about? What or who is God?

In Gnan Vidhi, self realization is realizing the God is within each of us, and God is realized through enlightenment. It is said that when one achieves self-realization, it is like turning on a light switch, with the light instantly displacing the darkness. Similarly, it takes no time for the self enlightened being to dispel ignorance with the light of Knowledge.

Answer 2

Self Realization is a simple process by which the kundalini is awakened. The Kundalini, the spiritual force within us, rises through our subtle system until it reaches the top of our heads, thus enlightening the seventh subtle centre, which gives us our "Yoga" or "Union with the Divine". Self Realization is a simple and spontaneous process - all that is required is a pure desire to receive it. You can recieve your Self Realization by following this link or by attending one of the free meditation classes - http://www.sahajayoga.org

Answer 3

You can attain self-realisation within this life. S R is knowing your inner self & it's true nature The Universal Self in other beings.
It needs a GURU who gives you techniques & practise them.

Answer 4

Evaluating self with self duties, expectations & doings. It can only be done by sitting at a lonely place, closing eye's & start searching self in the depth of thoughts.

Answer 5

self-realization is the fulfillment of one's potential or the
the development or fulfillment of one's potential. the term self-realization is knowledge of the true self. Self-realization is the knowing in all parts of body, mind, and soul that you are now in possession of the kingdom of God; that you do not have to pray that it come to you; that God’s omnipresence is your omnipresence; and that all that you need to do is improve your knowing. According to Reiki Tummo, self-realization is a part of the process of kundalini awakening before reaching full enlightenment and Yoga (Union with the Divine). The combination of the term reiki with the term tummo was done recently in Indonesia by the founder of Padmacahaya Foundation. Tummo is one of the yogas practiced in Tibet in the context of Vajrayana Buddhism (among Kagyupas it is one of the Six Yogas of Naropas, but it had been practiced for centuries before Marpa Lotsawa's trip to India and meeting with Naropa). However, in Vajrayana Buddhism yoga is not "union with the divine," for Buddhism does not conceive a separate self to unite, or a Divine reality separate from oneself to unite with; the Tibetan term is "naljor," a combination of nalma, meaning "true unalterated condition" and "jorwa," meaning "to possess:" the idea conveyed by the term is that Yoga, rather than union with the Divine, is the discovery, unconcealment or realization of one's true, unalterated condition, which has alterated by the development of the basic human delusion called avidya (Tib. ma rig pa). Reiki is a system wholly different from all Tibetan yogas and schools; the name is Japanese rather than Tibetan. Therefore it is clear that this is a yoga of recent date rather than a traditional one.

For Self realization, a living enlightened medium in the form of a Avatar (Gnani Purush) is required. According to Gnan Vidhi teachings, such enlightened beings are seldom born. However, when such beings are around, they are able to procure liberation for anyone who seeks it.

In Gnan Vidhi, Self-realization begins by asking the questions Who am I? What is the real truth? What is this whole world about? What or who is God?

In Gnan Vidhi, self realization is realizing the God is within each of us, and God is realized through enlightenment. It is said that when one achieves self-realization, it is like turning on a light switch, with the light instantly displacing the darkness. Similarly, it takes no time for the self enlightened being to dispel ignorance with the light of Knowledge

self-realization can be attained by meditating.

Answer 6

Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi shows how:
http://www.ramana-maharshi.info/books.htm

Answer 7

self-realization is accomplished by doing this:

Create a Private, Personal, Direct, Divine Relationship with Our Creator and save Your Soul from religion's and atheist's beliefs and start Your journey back home, to Heaven.

<<<<<<< UnConditional Love is the only answer >>>>>>>

Love and Believe in Our Creator;
Love and Believe in Yourself.

Only with Our Creator's Love and Peace will we be Truly Free!

Answer 8

Self-realization is knowing that you are divine and have unlimited potential. How to get there? In a word, meditate--go into the silence.

Answer 9

Actual self realization is to understand our eternal relationship with our Creator. We are eternal spirit souls, part and parcel of the Supreme Soul, also knwon as Krishna, Allah, Jehovah, Vishnu, Rama, etc. To fully surrender to Him with full love and devotion is what is required to attain this. This means following the pure teachings of a bonafide spiritual Master who has seen The Absolute Truth (Supreme Personality of God Head). Constitutionally we are all servants of God. No one can chage that. We will either serve Gods internal spiritualpotency Hare or His external material energy Maya (illuison) So everyone is serving God no matter what their position. But if one wants to get free from the shakels of material existance and end all suffering, one has to consciously choose to serve God. Not merging into his light energy, that will not fully satisfy the soul. Why because it is not our eternal position. Merging in so called oneness is for those who don't want to serve God and they eventually become board, after billions of years in that realm. Eventually they fall back down to earth to get a chance to actually serve God. Then when they fully surrender, they will think of God at the time of death and retrun to the eternal Supreme Spiriutla Kingdom where ther is no more birth ,death ,old age or disease. Chanting the names of God is the best way to purrify the heart and mind. The most recommended combination of names is the Maha mantra (the great mantra for deliverance from all suffering and illusion. Meditation in this age is not recommended. It was recommended in previous ages when people lived for thousands of years. Now in Kali Yuga we ar short lived (unannounced to the scientists) and less intelligent. When God (Krishna) Becomes pleased with our surrender to His name He then removes teh Veils of illusion, so we can see things as they truly are. This knowledge is taken from Bhagavad Gita as it is By Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada -who is a pure Bonafide Spiritual Master and representative of Lord Krishna in a Pure disciplic lineage. We shouldn't settele for nirvana, it is the lowest stage of liberation. There are 5 kinds of liberation and nirvana is never accepted by the devotee of the Lord. Only the impersonalists will accept that because they don't want to accept the personal fetrue of teh Suprem Lord. The fact is the energy always comes from the energetic. So you have energy, but that energy comes from you (the person) and if we trace that energy all the to the Power house or source we will see behind that great light is a Supremely beautiful smiling face waiting to greet us. One must go beyond the Light to realize that The Suprme Person is beyond it and ones eternal relationship will become manifest. The devotees say My dear Supreme Lord Krishna, kindly remove you glaring effulgence so I can see your beautiful smiling face. Everyone wants love and there is no love relationship in Gods light but behind the light is The Person who can give you the Love you are pineing for. For info read Bhagavad Gita on line asitis.com Tell all paths, which do no end in the same place.

Answer 10

Hi,

Abraham Maslow was a pyscholgist who created theory called (oddly enough) Maslow's Hierarchy of needs.

Maslow's primary contribution to psychology is his Hierarchy of Needs. Maslow contended that humans have a number of needs that are instinctoid, that is, innate. These needs are classified as "conative needs," "cognitive needs," and "aesthetic needs." "Neurotic needs" are included in Maslow's theory but do not exist within the hierarchy.

Maslow postulated that needs are arranged in a hierarchy in terms of their potency. Although all needs are instinctive, some are more powerful than others. The lower the need is in the pyramid, the more powerful it is. The higher the need is in the pyramid, the weaker and more distinctly human it is. The lower, or basic, needs on the pyramid are similar to those possessed by non-human animals, but only humans possess the higher needs.

The first four layers of the pyramid are what Maslow called "deficiency needs" or "D-needs:" the individual does not feel anything if they are met, but feels anxious if they are not met. Needs beyond the D-needs are "growth needs," "being values," or "B-needs." When fulfilled, they do not go away; rather, they motivate further.

The base of the pyramid is formed by the physiological needs, including the biological requirements for food, water, air, and sleep.

Once the physiological needs are met, an individual can concentrate on the second level, the need for safety and security. Included here are the needs for structure, order, security, and predictability.

The third level is the need for love and belonging. Included here are the needs for friends and companions, a supportive family, identification with a group, and an intimate relationship.

The fourth level is the esteem needs. This group of needs requires both recognition from other people that results in feelings of prestige, acceptance, and status, and self-esteem that results in feelings of adequacy, competence, and confidence. Lack of satisfaction of the esteem needs results in discouragement and feelings of inferiority.

Finally, self-actualization sits at the apex of the original pyramid.

In 1970 Maslow published a revision to his original 1954 pyramid ([1]), adding the cognitive needs (first the need to acquire knowledge, then the need to understand that knowledge) above the need for self-actualization, and the aesthetic needs (the needs to create and/or experience beauty, balance, structure, etc.) at the top of the pyramid. However, not all versions of Maslow's pyramid include the top two levels.

Maslow theorized that unfulfilled cognitive needs can become redirected into neurotic needs. For example, children whose safety needs are not adequately met may grow into adults who compulsively hoard money or possessions (see[2]). Unlike other needs, however, neurotic needs do not promote health or growth if they are satisfied.

Maslow also proposed that people who have reached self-actualization will sometimes experience a state he referred to as "transcendence," in which they become aware of not only their own fullest potential, but the fullest potential of human beings at large. He described this transcendence and its characteristics in an essay in the posthumously published The Farther Reaches of Human Nature. (see flow).

In the essay, he describes this experience as not always being transitory, but that certain individuals might have ready access to it, and spend more time in this state. He makes a point that these individuals experience not only ecstatic joy, but also profound "cosmic-sadness" (Maslow, 1971) at the ability of humans to foil chances of transcendence in their own lives and in the world at large.

Maslow's theory of human needs draws strongly on the pioneering work of Henry Murray (1938). This provides the basis for wide-ranging and extensively validated work relating to achievement, affiliation, power and ambition."We move toward self actualization". This quote brings in Maslow's theory of motivation, tying along with the growth, happiness and satisfaction of every person. He believes to be motivated that it is not driven by reducing tension or avoiding frustration that people look for a positive view.