Self-Purification.

In spite of all the leaps of progress in psychology we still have not figured out how to actualize the self as in 'me' and 'I'. In the above quotation we can see that the ancient text that is 1000s of years old is saying that we should work for self purification. The question is what is the self and how does one go about purifying the self.

" Everyone conscious of his body must work. If he is ignorant [ of truth ] , he should work for self-purification, and if he is wise and a know-er of truth , he should work to set an example to others." - Swami Nikhilananda in his commentary on the Gita.

In spite of all the leaps of progress in psychology we still have not figured out how to actualize the self as in 'me' and 'I'. In the above quotation we can see that the ancient text that is 1000s of years old is saying that we should work for self purification. The question is what is the self and how does one go about purifying the self.

The mega question, 'What is the self?' is focused on what is the very nature of the self and above all we are preoccupied with the question whether our self is eternal or does it end at the death of the body. This quest is impossible to achieve within the paradigms of science. For the last 1000s of years we are going nowhere closer to the answers. As a result main stream science has more or less given up on seeking answers to this question. And as the very nature of the self is not very clear psychology more or less stays clear of any actions that require a clear definition of the self. Thus self -purification is left to religious and semi-religious organizations.

We don't know what happens to the self after death. We do know that humanity is full of human beings where each individual has a different quality self. While if the self is immortal or not matters only to each individual self after death; during life the quality of each individual self matters to the whole society. As every society has four levels of actualized selves one can see whole countries are being affected by -2, -1, +1 and +2 selves. Most of the 3rd world countries are being controlled by selves that are -1, because -1 values are an accepted way of life for the majority of its people. Thus in spite of the internet and the UN and real sincere NGOs etc there is not much progress. Corruption is rampant and the selfs are caught in a vicious cycle of self ignorance.

The mega question is do we need to know what the true nature of the self is - before main stream science can work on this question of how to improve the quality of each self. Or should we focus on making every self as +2 super mature as possible. Even if we cannot find the true nature of the self whether it is immortal or not we can take steps to make most selfs super normal. By making most selfs +2 super mature we will tremendously improve the quality of whole sections of society. So should we or should we not take the steps to improve each and every self?

The next question is what is this self and how can its quality be improved? The self is the 'I' in you and the 'me' in me. Our minds work in images because the brain perceives in images. What each person understands his self to be becomes the 'I' and the 'me'. This 'I' and 'me' is for all practical purposes the self image that each person has of his true self.

This self image is generated by the developed brain capacity. The brain that is educated and developed to the -2 premature level projects a -2 self image. The brain that is developed to the -1 immature level projects a -1 self image. The brain that is developed to a +1 mature level projects a +1 self image. The brain that is developed to the +2 super mature level projects a +2 super mature self.

Thus self-purification really means brain purification. Those selves that are stuck at lower brain levels must be shown how to purify their brains by cleaning the brain of all emotional baggage. Even more important we must educate every parent to make sure that they give their child a +2 emotional intelligence education and upbringing to insure a +2 self for their child.

Very few selfs are brought up to become +2 super mature. No wonder 1000s of years ago the great sage Krishna is talking of self-purification. And the situation today is the same but it need not be.