Self-Knowledge

By: Charyzze Kay Janine Pace

How can you understand the things that surround you, if you don’t know anything? How can you acquire the things you must perceive if you don’t have self-knowledge?

Why is self-knowledge important? This is how it works: through better self-understanding, we are able to be in control of our own lives. It helps us find answers to the more insightful and spiritual question we might asked about-- "Who am I?"

Through self knowledge, we are in a better position of understanding the physical universe as well as the inner metaphysical world within us. We see how our minds become the interface for both experiences. We now know that the meaning we place on the "realities” of life has greater effects on the quality of our human experience than the mere realities themselves. Thus, we can change the quality of our life by simply changing the way we think and view the world around us. We can be happier by changing ourselves, without changing the world. Paradoxically, when we change ourselves, the world around us changes as well.

We live in a participatory universe where our thoughts and beliefs are very real that it affects the world around us. It is as if the contents of our inner mind are reflected out into the physical world. This is how we create our own destiny. This is the understanding that will stop us from becoming a victim of circumstances.

This is a lesson for self understanding. Knowing that we create our own lives and we are fully and completely responsible for what we do - consciously and unconsciously. It is extremely empowering to realize that whatever we create we can re-create, thus we are never a victim of circumstances. It is always within our power to change our lives. Self knowledge allows us to recognize our errors in thinking and to correct it. It can be our means for attaining a better and more fulfilling life - physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually.