ॐ पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदं पूर्णात्पुर्णमुदच्यते,
पूर्णस्य पूर्णमादाय पूर्णमेवावशिष्यते ॥
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥

This ancient shloka is from the Isha Upanishad which describes the cosmic order of universe. The universal creation is Infinite, boundless yet complete by itself. Every fragment of creation, arising from the whole consideration is completed by itself. There is completeness here. We are a part of that complete energy which is the creation of creator.

The Higher Self is our greatest potential. Once we connect to our Higher Self, we understand more about the world and it is the best thing to happen in our life to fully appreciate the relationships between seemingly unconnected facets of life such as countess happenings in our life, our duties and responsibilities, a particular part of our life which matures us. This leads to a more holistic worldview that can help us find the balance between seemingly incompatible positions in life. The term incompatible with life is used in circumstances of damage such as losing something precious, a person near and dear, an accident which injures some part of body,  or developmental disorder that render life impossible.

When we live in alignment with the inner wisdom of our Higher Selves, we become the best possible version of ourselves. Our Higher Self knows our true purpose and includes our potential to live a fulfilling and joyous life through personal growth and self-awareness.

Inner wisdom is our ‘gut feeling’, it is our intuition and inner guide that we can trust to point us in the right direction. To channel this ability, we must set aside our ego and ideas of how things should be and instead tune into what feels right.

Mindfulness is associated with both a sense of purpose in life and engagement in activities, which are also connected with positive outcomes. Moreover, having purposes in life is linked to higher levels of behavioral foundation.

Om Poornamadah prayer reveals the highest truth of the Universe that “Everything is One We all are One. The whole Creation (air, water, earth, fire, sky) is One. We have come with high Perfection. Everything remains within Perfection. Perfection alone remains forever. So, nothing is separate. We are all like infinite waves of the whole unlimited Ocean of realization. Like a wave, we rise, move forward and merge again in the Ocean of Consciousness which is always Purnam. Many modern Scientists and many modern Mathematicians are fascinated by this Vedic Verse; through this prayer, we remember the ultimate truth of every day, every moment. To merge with the wholeness, we need just 20 minutes of meditation daily.

How to meditate

Choose one corner of your home. Sit comfortably with your eyes closed, simply breathe in while saying “breathe in” in your head as you do. Then breathe out and say, “breathe out”. For the next 20 minutes or so, your aim is to focus on this circular breath and the simple words in your head as much as possible. Let this chosen spot for meditation be the same every day.

Watch your breath

As you begin your meditation, become aware of your own breath, taking deep cleansing breaths. Feel your body from head to toe and scan how each area of your body feels in the present moment. As you inhale, take in your dreams and desires. As you exhale, allow yourself to let go of all the negative energy that takes away from them.

Watch your thoughts

As you meditate, allow all your thoughts to be watched upon. Don’t judge or label any of them. Don’t resist them. Allow them to come and go. All thoughts are okay. Don’t try to control them or achieve anything with them as you meditate. Treat them as data, rather than attaching feelings or meaning to them.  If you find that you are being overwhelmed with thoughts, get up. Walk around your space for thirty seconds and then sit in a new direction. This allows the mind to restart, it also allows your body to be more at ease and for you to go deeper into the space where your source lies. 

Be gentle with yourself

Allow the energy you are drawing to yourself, and your spirit serve you. If it doesn’t, allow yourself to let go of it without blame, ego or judgment. This is a way to be the gatekeeper and give yourself inner guidance to expel fear, doubt and negativity from your body and mind.

Clearing your mind through meditation creates the foundation for manifesting intentions for yourself in the most powerful way in the present moment. It prepares you for moments of divine inspiration, prosperity and abundance that will lead your future self-filled with these gifts. 

Conclusion

I conclude this article stating that Freud’s id, ego, superego play with our higher self; id is the aggressive energy largely held in our unconscious mind, ego is tasked with balancing reality with the demands of desire (id) and morality (superego) ego lies in conscious mind, and super-ego is  The superego is one’s conscience which is established via identification with parental figures or social groups at large. Our Higher Self relates to superego – the wise being within all of us. It is a calm, loving, and spiritual guide that brings our positive characteristics to the surface and tasks us with questioning our lower nature. When we live in alignment with the inner wisdom of our Higher Selves, we become the best possible version of ourselves. Our Higher Self knows our true purpose and encompasses our potential to live a fulfilling and joyous life through personal growth and self-awareness.

Aristotle said, “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” Om Poornamadha, Poornamidam helps us knowing ourselves. I am giving here below a small part of “Aath Prahar” by Pandit Jasraj for your peace.

George Ivanovich Gurdjieff was a Greek Armenian philosopher, mystic, spiritual teacher, music composer, and movements teacher (free movements of body dance). He had a powerful presence in England and when he spoke, people wanted to listen. If Gurdjieff was going to speak on a particular evening at six o’ clock, five hundred people would come to one great hall somewhere in London. If somebody was late by even a minute, the doors would be closed. He was called ‘Rascal Saint’. One person who made Gurdjieff famous was a person called P. D. Ouspensky who was a very famous man by himself. He was a great philosopher, mathematician, and a great intellect. He had written a book on truth, which was hundreds of pages long.

Gurdjieff’s ‘Law of Three’ is referred by himself as “the second fundamental cosmic law”. According to this law, every incident consists of three separate forces, which are Active, Passive and Neutral. This law applies to everything in the universe including organic life on earth. The active force is dominant, passive force is submissive, and the neutral force is holy spirit (spirituality).

I have read Gurdjieff’s work which is bit difficult to understand, its bewildering. I am giving hereby my thoughts on law of three. Gurdjieff says we human beings live unconsciously which means our thoughts constantly flood in and out, and we often fall prey to them. The thoughts could be good, ugly, mysterious, magical, fearing or bad. We are always on autopilot mode; we let those thoughts drive our thinking and take action without realizing its reality and effects. Instead, if we direct our mind to live consciously it could be a game changer. It is taking control of our life, about thinking what decision we are taking, rather than allowing them to sway us.  

If we live consciously,  we could rather settle for a life which suits us, which fits us. Here I mean, understanding our strengths and weaknesses and shaping them for a fitter life. If we’re drifting through life, if we feel out of control, or don’t know how we got here, trust me we are on an autopilot mode of thoughts.  Scientists have found that an average person has about 12,000 to 60,000 thoughts per day. Of those thousands of thoughts, 80% are negative, and 95% are  exactly the same repetitive thoughts as the day before.

If you allow yourself to notice all thoughts that come into your head as you are consciously aware of your breathing most thoughts are imaginary. The process of breath itself may not be in most people’s recognition. They may only be conscious of the sensations caused by the movement of air in their nostrils or lungs. If we notice, pay attention to our breathing, we will learn to appreciate the Universal Energy, the Shakti. And if we recognize our breathing process sincerely, we may accept these thoughts, without judgment. Thoughts are not bad or good, positive or negative, they just are what they are.  You are separate from your thoughts.

So, a thought might occur: “you are not wise”, “you look good today”, “she is jealous of me”, “I will get this job“ etc, etc, etc.  You may become aware that you are having difficulty thinking about your thoughts – so think about that. You may be thinking: “I can’t do this very well,” “I am being ignored”. Well, those are thought too. Allow yourself to think about that. Some people allow the thoughts to just float like leaves on a stream, or clouds in a sky, noticing each passing thought and each coming after the other, first, second, third, fourth and so on.

A Buddhist idea is to think of thoughts as pages written on water. There is similarity between the Buddhist idea and one stanza in the song whahan kaun hai tera from Movie “Guide” 1965 there is a stanza of the song ‘kehete hai gyani, duniya hai paani, paani par likhi likhai’ earth is a watery planet because 70% of the earth’s surface is covered by water. Whatever is written on water does not hold significance because the writing will never last as water keeps flowing. Nothing is permanent in life; name, fame, and fortune do not stay permanently. We come into the world empty-handed and leave empty-handed.  It’s 2025, and I still can’t get over S.D. Burman’s voice and Shailendra’s lyrics, it is one of the finest songs.

You may notice that just now you become aware of a thought, it passes and is replaced by another thought. That’s what happens – thoughts come, and they go. Finally, bring yourself back to awareness of the breath. Behind Gurdjieff’s teaching lies the idea that human beings live and die in a state of sleep, but do not realize this. In this sense, all human beings are divided into two categories – those who realize they are asleep (ignorant) and other ones who are attempting to awaken. Gurdjieff says that human beings live mostly in a kind of sleep.

My understanding from Gurdjieff’s teaching is if we awaken from “waking sleep,” we understand who we are. That most humans exist in a state of “waking sleep,” where they remain unaware of their infinite potential and ultimate value as human beings. If we awaken from the waking sleep, we can enjoy full freedom of the cosmic benefits. Cosmic benefits are energies of sun, moon, stars, earth, air, night sky, ocean, sea, trees, greenery, rain, winter, summer, flowers etc, and we are interwoven with the cosmic energy.