Understanding the Self

Understanding the self

LESSON ONE

Introduction to Understanding the Self

The self

"WHO AM I?" often a very easy question to answer, given you know your name, age and address, but what if you are asked to rate from a scale of one to ten how well do you "fully" know yourself, your strengths, your weaknesses, your likes and viewpoints, how would you answer? Rate yourself from one being the lowest to ten being the highest meaning you are confident you already know yourself and place your rating on the blank.

Very little attention is given to the understanding of one's self, oftentimes it is just a thought that passes by in a day or before you sleep. Instinctively, people would just say, I am who I am, or I am like this because I am this way, but the interesting thing is the Self is one of the most complex notions there is. There is more to you than what it seems. The Self can be viewed differently from different perspectives, it is dynamic and ever changing. The self is one of the most interesting topics that people talk about every day and a journey that will last a lifetime.

So what really then, is the Self?