The meaning of the word “Introspection”, as an online dictionary
suggests is soul-searching, looking within, contemplating on one’s own
thoughts, emotions and feelings, self-analysis or heart-searching.
Introspection especially is an un-ignorable tool to improve one’s inner
spiritual life.
What Introspection is NOT
Introspection is NOT meditation; it is NOT concentration; is NOT
sitting quietly.
What Introspection IS
Introspection is to look within; looking at one’s own self as a
third person without being judgmental; watching one’s own self “as he/she is”
and finding one’s own self as it is.
Introspections helps one to accept one’s own self as he is.
Acceptance being the first step to Change one’s self. It helps us to identify
our strengths and weaknesses/problems. Helps us to watch one’s own thoughts,
emotions and feelings as they are. Helps one to identify the areas that can be
worked upon; identify the areas that are difficult to work upon; and also helps
us to identify the areas where there is no possibility to work upon and accept
them.
That which can be worked upon should be worked upon consciously
and got rid of immediately.
To deal with the areas that are difficult to work upon, we
need to invoke the help of the Divine within or with the help of the Guru can
be got rid of. The areas that appear to be impossible to work upon must be
accepted heartily as they are by adjusting ourselves thinking it to be a part
of the Divine Scheme and think that they have a significant role in our
ultimate evolution. Thus ‘introspection’ as a tool can play a very vital role
in accelerating our natural evolution.
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