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=What is Self-Observation?=
Man must know himself and discover and utilise all his potentialities: but Self observation is to know himself and the world completely he must go what stands behind his own one’s surface nature and its exteriorpersonality. To observe oneself is to become conscious of oneself, he must dive deep below his own mental surface and of the physical surface different parts of Natureone’s being and their respective activities. This he can only do by knowing his It is to know one’s inner mental, vital, physical and psychic being and its powers and movements and ... In its advanced stages where one takes an impersonal poise, Self-observation also consists of knowing the universal laws and processes of the occult Mind and Life which stand behind the material -front of the universe.<ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/21/memory-ego-and-self-experience#p5</ref><ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/09/18-june-1958#p3</ref>
Your consciousness becomes a screen or mirror; but this =Why is when you are in a state of contemplation, a mere observer; when you are active, it is like a searchlight. You have only to turn it on, if you want to see luminously and examine penetratingly anything in any place. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/03/30-june-1929#p7</ref>...we discover and can know the inner being that secretly thinks and perceives in us, the vital being that secretly feels and acts upon life through us, the subtle-physical being that secretly receives and responds to the contacts of things through our body and its organs. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/21/knowledge-by-identity-and-separative-knowledge#p12</ref>By Observing one’s dreams, one can come to understand them and their significance to our inner life.<ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/30/three-experiences-of-the-innerSelf-being#p6</ref>Observation Important?=
=Why is Self-Observation Important ?=In our everyday life, we always look outwards into the appearance of things and get trapped into the surface ignorance and rarely turn inwards to seek self and discover and utilize our potentials. ...if each element which comes with its ignorance, its unconsciousness, its egoism, is put before the will to change and one remains awake, compares, observes, studies and slowly acts, that becomes infinitely interesting, one makes marvellous and quite unexpected discoveries.<ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/04/19-april-1951#p14</ref>To Overcome Ignorance==
To work for your perfectionIn our everyday life, we always look outwards into the first step is to become conscious appearance of yourselfthings and get trapped into the surface ignorance and rarely turn inwards. Amongst other things, this comes with ignorance, unconsciousness, of egoism. If we wish to overcome these limitations and discover & utilise our potentialities beyond the different parts of your being and their respective activitiessurface appearances, we need to observe ourselves. <ref> http://incarnateword. You must learn in/cwm/09/18-june-1958#p3</ref> ==Self-awareness== Through self-observation, one learns to distinguish these different parts one from another, so that you one may become clearly aware of the origin of the movements that occur in youoneself, the many impulses, reactions and conflicting wills that drive you one to action.<ref>h http://incarnateword.in/cwm/12/the-science-of-living#p5</ref> ==To Utilise One’s Full Potential== Man must know himself and discover and utilise all his potentialities: but to know himself and the world completely he must go behind his own and its exterior, he must dive deep below his own mental surface and the physical surface of Nature. This he can only do by observing oneself. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/09/18-june-1958#p3</ref>
=How to Observe Oneself?=
Projecting oneself on a screen and then observe and see all that is moving there and how it moves and what happens.<ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/05/29-july-1953#p47</ref>
'''==By Vigilance'''Cultivating the Inner Attitude of Witness== To observe oneself, first & foremost is cultivating an inner attitude of witnessing. Witness attitude is not the same as introspection. In introspection, one looks with one part of the surface mind at what happens in another part of the same surface mind. Whereas when we have the witness attitude, our consciousness frees itself from habitual entanglements in thoughts, feelings and sense-perceptions and becomes peaceful, silent, and capable of watching whatever happens in nature as a pure witness, sakshi, without bias, reaction or involvement. However, in the beginning, it helps to use the introspective mind, especially if a human has a well-development introspective mind. It helps in not getting carried away by thoughts and feelings. A man with a very developed with very identifies with this part of his mind and observes his own thoughts and studies their nature. That is a beginning which makes it easy for the full detachment to come.  Further, to develop the witness attitude it helps to Project oneself on a screen and then observe and see all that is moving there and how it moves and what happens.<ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/06/13-october-1954#p2</ref> Look at oneself objectively as a third person engaging in the surface level activities. One need not like or dislike the activity but sincerely observe the movements of nature. ==By Developing the Contact with the Psychic Being== The mental being within watches, observes and passes judgment on all that happens in you. The psychic does not watch and observe in this way like a witness, but it feels and knows spontaneously in a much more direct and luminous way by the very purity of its own nature and the divine instinct within it, and so, whenever it comes to the front it reveals at once what are the right and what the wrong movements in one’s nature. <ref>h http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/29/work-and-yoga#p45</ref> ==By Being Vigilant== Secondly, vigilance helps in self-observation. If one remains vigilant, not fearful, then with the increase of the Force upholding oneself, a power of seeing and self-observation comes. The power of seeing is accompanied by the power of self-control and the power to reject the wrong turn or the wrong reaction when it comes. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/31/fear#p12</ref> ==By Developing a Quiet Mind==
Not fearThirdly, but vigilance. If you remain vigilant, then with the increase quietude and detachment of the Force upholding you, a power of mind helps in self-control will comeobservation. If the whole mind remains quiet and detached, a power then to see observe the vital movement without giving assent and reject the wrong turn or the wrong reaction when rejecting it comesbecomes more easy. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/31/fearthe-vital-and-other-levels-of-being#p12p45</ref>
'''==By Developing a Quiet Mind'''Exercising the Will to Change==
If By putting each element that enters our consciousness before the whole mind remains quiet and detached will to change while remaining awake, comparing, observing the vital movement, but not giving its assentstudying and slowly acting, then we are able to reject it becomes more easy. This established quietude hone our ability at self-observation and detachment of the mind marks always a great step forward made in the sadhanamake interesting discoveries within oneself. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/31/the-vital-and-other-levels-of-being#p45</ref>
'''==By Developing Educating the Witness Attitude'''Senses==
In order to become consciousBy the education of the senses the growth of one's general education is aided. The senses can, in particular, be used as instruments of observation, control and knowledge. For instance, the way one needs to develop within keeps one’s room is often a part with a witness attitude that observes and reflection of where one is not carried away by thoughts and feelingsin one’s consciousness. A man with a very developed with very developed introspective mind identifies with Taking this part feedback, and consciously trying to use the sense of his mind colour and observes his own thoughts form, order and studies their natureorganisation helps develop the ability to use one’s senses a logical, rational, useful way. That Going further, it also helps discover who one is a beginning which makes it easy for in the full detachment to comeconscious way of designing one’s room. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsacwm/3006/inner-detachment-and-the31-witnessmarch-attitude1954#pp13</ref>
The process of self=Difficulties in Self-observation should be objective and one should look at oneself as a third person engaging in the surface level activities. One need not like or dislike the activity but sincerely observe the movements of nature.Observation=
'''By Education of the Senses'''==Escape Attitude==
By the education of the senses the growth of one's general education is aided.In fact, they should be used Man always rushes into external action and looks for this, as instruments of observation, control reasons to not have time to observe himself and knowledge. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/06/31-march-1954#p13</ref>Consequentlyturn inward, all life thus it is an education pursued more or less consciously, more or less willingly. In certain cases this education will encourage important to be wary of the movements that express the light, in others, on the contrary, those that express the shadow. <ref>http://incarnateword“escape attitude” within oneself.in/cwm/12/vital-education#p6</ref>
==Difficulties in Self-ObservationEgo==
Be aware The second is the “danger of ego” in observing the “escape attitude’’ as man always rushes into external action movements and looks for reasons attaching the sense of ‘I’’ to the process of self-observing and not have time to observe himself and turn inwardgoing behind the surface level I.
There is “danger of ego” in observing ==Focussing on the movements and attaching the sense of ‘I’’to the process of self-observing and not going behind the surface level I.Negative==
Focussing on the negative- To be always observing faults and wrong movements brings depression and discourages the faith. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/31/steps-towards-overcoming-difficulties#p28</ref> You have One has to observe them, of course, but not stress them.<ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/31/dealing-with-depression-and-despondency#p22</ref> Instead by focussing on the good part and giving it strength, will help in the progress.
The mental being within watches, observes and passes judgment Instead it is important to focus on all that happens in you. The psychic does not watch and observe in this way like a witness, but it feels and knows spontaneously in a much more direct and luminous way by the very purity of its own nature good part and the divine instinct within give itstrength, and so, whenever it comes to whilst not denying the front it reveals at once what are the right limitations and what the wrong movements in your nature. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/28/the-jivatman-in-the-integral-yoga#p40</ref>