Healing and Hypnotherapy Volume - 4, Issue - 5, 1 November 2019 | Page 30

On the other hand, if you’re looking to dive deep, learn how to find yourself
and unite with your True Nature?
keep reading:
1.
Make friends with solitude
Solitude will be your greatest ally when it comes to soul searching. Be a lone
wolf. How else can you listen to the whispers and catch the wisps of your
Soul in a chaotic, noisy world? The answer is that it’s extremely difficult
unless you have undergone years of rigorous meditation training (which most
people haven’t).
So make a regular time and space to spend with yourself away from others –
no technology interruptions either (digital people are still people). Think about
dedicating ten minutes or half an hour (or more) each day to an activity of
your choice. You might choose something passive, such as meditation, or
active, such as taking a stroll through the woods. Honor your level of energy
and go with it.
2. Explore the nature of your ego
If your Soul is your True Nature, your ego is your false self: it’s the mask you
present to the world. 
Your ego is much like a cloud. It appears to have form, but it changes and
morphs constantly. Ever noticed that you put on different roles with different
people? That’s your ego in action: it’s not solid, and essentially, it’s a
misrepresentation of who you really are.
Unfortunately, our ego genuinely believes it is who we really are. Because it’s
so convinced that it’s real, it will reject any attempt to dismantle it because it
perceives that as a death threat. And so, growth of any kind is extremely
difficult because the ego is always trying to protect itself.
As we can see, exploring the nature of your ego (and learning to gently see
through it) is a crucial step in your soul searching journey. In fact, it’s the
single biggest block to tasting and embodying who you really are.
Some ways to explore your ego include:
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Journaling – writing down your thoughts, self-beliefs, habits, likes,
hates, and so on
Self-inquiry – asking constantly “who am I?” and seeing what changes,
fades, or dies (these are your ego elements); paradoxically, we discover
who we are by seeing who we are not.
Meditation – learning how to witness your thoughts and the stories
constructed by the mind