Inner Journey

I Am the Heart
Meditation Course

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	Physical	Mental	Emotional	Spiritual
An illustration of the various relationships amid body, mind and spirit which help define or qualify the Sense of Self	I know I AM because of my body	I know I AM because I think I AM	I know I AM because of my feelings	I AM
	My body verifies my existence	My thoughts verify my existence	My feelings verify my existence	Pure Existence without the need for validation.
	I exist among other physical beings.	I exist in a network of intellectual associations.	I exist by feelings expressed from and for others.	I alone exist
	Physical associations bring me fulfillment	Intellectual associations bring me fulfillment	Emotional associations bring me fulfillment	Self fulfillment is inherent.
	Table1: The levels of Self Identification.

Through the various stages of a person's human, social and spiritual development, the sense of WHO a person is (that is, the inner identification where self-fulfillment, and the recognition of self-worth emanate from), should progress to new meanings as the individual experiences life more completely. I purposefully use the word "should" to indicate that many people do not necessarily progress to a more refined view of their existence beyond a basic sense of self-identification aligned with the physical or mental levels.

From the table above, we can examine each level of being and see how the human psyche matures in life. Each level of existence re-defines and matures the sense of self through relative experiences, associations, comparisons and other qualifications. These can all serve us by ultimately allowing a revelation, that one day we can cast aside the need for external qualifications and rest in the knowledge that we exist because we exist. Such an attitude is devoid of comparisons and analogies, since we see ourselves as forever being complete. Our true self is a spiritual being and to paraphrase, "we are spiritual beings on physical journey".

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