by Vicki

How to Tell the True Self From the False Self

I could boil this essay down to one sentence. The True Self is silent and the False Self thinks that it knows what is going on.

The False Self goes by your name and believe me, it isn’t doing your reputation any good!

Sit down and relax. The False Self thinks that it can and the True Self is already relaxed. You have a volatile mixture now. Just wait a few minutes and watch your thoughts take on speed. They are a bus out of control on a mountain pass.

At first things look promising, but then an issue presents itself. Do I need to wash my hair today? Should I lose five pounds. I dislike someone and that makes my emotions flare just a bit.

All of us have a core issue that we return to again and again. Mine is whether I should move or not. I have great fear around this issue and so I stay put while thinking that I should.

Another core issue of mine is self-pity for not having a family around me. My son and I are the last two standing.

My True Self is not dismayed by my thoughts and feelings. It never judges or says a word. It never stirs my negative emotions.

It is a pillar of strength. Vicki isn’t. And you aren’t, either.

I write these essays with the True Self’s hand and it has not let me down yet, thank God.

We all are capable of true compassion and wisdom, but it never comes from us.

Vicki Woodyard

6 Comments

    1. It’s a tricky business we are engaged in, constantly falling asleep to True Nature. Anyone who claims to have gotten it, hasn’t gotten it 🙂

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  2. Can I be a little jealous of my True Self? 🤷‍♀️ Sitting there all relaxed and silent while my False Self is riddled with doubt, anxious over core issues (health) and struggling with anxiety. Ah well. Good one True Self Vicki👍 Sure, the False Self is jealousy personified. I often think that spiritual students are worse off than those still sound asleep. We try so hard to get it and it can’t be gotten.

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