1. What is the Observer state?
“Meet it, it’s you!” - the surgeon says to the patient after successful plastic surgery on the face. The patient looks at himself in the mirror with surprise and pleasure. Observing his new appearance, he evaluates the result of the professionals’ work, comparing it with the goal he set for the surgeons. Looking in the mirror, the patient observes himself in the usual sense of the word “observe.” However, the concept of “Observer state” has a more complex and deeper meaning than visual perception with subsequent evaluation. The Observer state is a mental state, a peculiar adjustment of perception to evaluate a much more complex set of phenomena than just a new shape of the nose or mouth. Observing yourself in the mirror and observing yourself, your personality, make a huge difference. Looking at ourselves in the mirror, we draw conclusions using the visual system and superficial judgments “beautiful-ugly”, “thin-fat”, “light-dark”. But if we want to know what kind of personality is in charge of this body, we resort to a different kind of observation. We learn to be aware of the causes, consequences and characteristics of our mental reactions. These awarenesses help us make a decision: in a given situation, to be an involved participant and performer of one or another of our experiences and conclusions, or to still look at them from the outside and consciously change our point of view and sense of self. This is how we get to know our “real” selves: we recognize our strengths and weaknesses, learn to develop the former and work on the latter with the help of the Observer state.
Many people interested in self-development are familiar with the concept of the Observer state. The Observer state intensively develops in meditative practices. However, it has its own characteristics within the framework of various self-improvement techniques. Methodology practiced at the Centers of Intelligence and Altruism Ayfaar's introspection also relies on cultivating the Observer state in a person. The Observer state is a person’s ability to always look at himself “from the outside,” to observe the world around him and his personal interaction with this world. “Observe” with a capital “O” means to be conscious, that is, to understand your hidden interests through observing external circumstances and determining the relationship of your psychisms with those circumstances. Often, being in the Observer state means “entering into dialogue with yourself and understanding your true needs and desires” (1). But the Observer not only understands - he develops new solutions in spite of fears, resentments, doubts, and the like. In this state, a person can successfully monitor and determine his mental reactions, transforming unpositive and negative character traits into kind, reasonable, intellectually altruistic. This is what work on oneself consists of, which helps a person
- firstly, to strengthen yourself in friendly, constructive and happy relationships with people and... with yourself, first of all!
- secondly, increase your work efficiency by improving your intuition and perception, creativity and research, bringing even more benefit to your life and the lives of other people;
- thirdly, to find inner harmony and stability, develop stress resistance and the ability to quickly overcome internal and external obstacles.
If you are interested in learning how the Observer State achieves these goals, this article is for you. Here we will look at the distinctive features of this condition and try to understand what mental reactions and behavior patterns are worth learning to observe and which of them are important to transform, trying to gradually, step by step, create an intellectually altruistic, positive lifestyle for yourself (and around you J). If you are interested in a deeper study of these issues of working on yourself, detailed discussions are offered in classes on Ayfaar self-analysis held at the Centers for Intelligence and Altruism.
2. Awareness and other psycho-emotional skills characteristic of the Observer state
Any self-improvement system teaches its characteristic Observer state. The starting point in determining how to develop oneself (and which development system to choose) are the goals that a person sets for himself. For example, if a person wants to learn how to meet and flirt with the opposite sex, he needs to start monitoring his shyness and developing self-confidence. Visitors to courses to create strong family relationships develop an Observer of their own shortcomings and strengths that influence the creation of a family. And a certain young man, a future stock exchange “shark,” will not become so actively interested in the issues of starting a family and his abilities for this, as long as his main goal remains career growth. Also, the intuitive desire for self-development is not alien to those people who want peace and love in the whole world. Thus, the specifics of self-analysis and the Observer state are determined by the main life priorities and values of a person.
Ayfaar's self-analysis also leads to a specific goal. It is a way to develop abilities for intellectual and altruistic thinking, to form appropriate relationships with other people, as well as between a person and the world around him. By developing in this way, a person may well achieve a global and long-term goal that previously seemed unattainable - by changing his own qualities and contributing to positive changes in those around him, thus coming to a society full of love and mutual understanding, free, first of all, from selfish tricks, lies and violence.
Such goals stimulate a person to realize that changing the world for the better begins with himself, with the quality of his thinking, feeling and behavior. A person is first prompted to make these changes, sometimes difficult ones, by his spiritual ambition. It encourages you to be better, to be different from “like everyone else.” In the absence of full development of good-heartedness, a person risks moving from ambition into a “game of spirituality,” when a sense of self-importance and difference from ordinary people becomes more important than sincere, labor-intensive self-development. Having slightly satisfied his ambition, from which conscious self-development begins, a person develops in himself conscience, which encourages him to change further, not for show, but to be sure that he is getting closer to his goal. Mindfulness allows you to maintain a confident “voice” conscience. This is how the Ayfaar state of the Observer is formed, which is supported by the accompanying characteristics of forethought, self-esteem, concern and much more that were described earlier.
The development of the Ayfaar state of the Observer is relevant when a person strives with all his might to create a happy life for himself and as many people around as possible, when he is interested in living in conflict-free, respectful relationships and leaving behind goodness, love and benefit every day. We can say that a person approaches this way of life - intellectually altruistic - by developing his Observer using the methods of Ayfaar introspection. However, for this it is very important to imagine as specifically as possible what kind of person you want and should become in order to achieve these goals. What does a person who pursues these goals develop in himself, and what does he try to get rid of? In other words, what is the purpose of tracking and working in the Observer state? This is what the next chapter is about.
4. What allows you to develop the state of the Observer.
Most of the concepts of Ayfaar's self-analysis are based on the theory of issiidiology. It explains in detail why certain criteria (motivations, guidelines) of human development lead to events of various kinds. These criteria represent the mental qualities that a person cultivates in himself and which lead him to a certain way of life. In this chapter we will try to reveal the meaning of those criteria that allow us to get closer to the creation of intellectual-altruistic relationships and a way of existence.
These main criteria and life guidelines are High Sensitive Intelligence (HSI) And Highly Intellectual Altruism (HIA). In everyday life, these criteria of human (lluuvvumicheskogo) development paths are manifested in the implementation of such human qualities as responsibility, honesty, initiative and openness. Of course, their embodiment is inseparable from the manifestation of many other qualities that go beyond egoism and primitive instincts. Consciously developing in this direction, a person learns to check the processes in his psyche and his behavior for the presence of these two criteria and subsequently adjusts self-development, realizing these criteria and qualities more and more often (4).
Qualities, criteria, psycho-emotional skills that the Observer uses (see Chapter 2) - we list all this in order to imagine and describe the versatility of the amazing state of the Observer. In this state, a person also holds the goals that he intends to achieve through self-analysis practices. We will talk about the goals that can be achieved with the help of Ayfaar introspection a little later, in the 5th chapter. In the meantime, right now, it is important for us, in principle, to take a look at the state of the Observer and see his “overall perspective.” Let us imagine the universal diversity of experiences and intentions that make up this state in five blocks:
Why is it important to keep in mind, comprehend and implement almost so many nuances? Is the Observer’s state really so intense and “cumbersome”? Agree, a person’s conscious approach to his present and future is to understand who he wants to consider himself today, in what state he wants to wake up tomorrow, and how he wants to feel in 5, 10 years. Life will certainly make its own adjustments, no matter how we plan our future. But it is much easier to make good use of life’s surprises and “not sag under the weight of problems” if you more often become your own Observer. This means determining your own position and worldview in each situation, consciously accepting some inconveniences, but thereby not passively waiting until life itself forces you to tense up mentally, and even unexpectedly and to a much greater extent.
The point of developing the Observer state through meditation and various exercises is to make it a natural reaction to any life event. For example. In a stuffy, crowded minibus, while the driver was making a reckless turn, someone stepped on your foot or spilled something tasty and sticky on your trousers (and you are going to an important job interview or an exam!). At the same time, small children began to cry at different ends of the minibus, and their mothers and grandmothers could not calm them down. Will you get angry or understand all these people? Will you do something to make it more comfortable for you and other people or to distract the children and stop making noise? Or will you allow your mood to deteriorate along with your trousers, become indignant and ruin the day for the rest of the passengers? Will you think about what is more important and promising for you in life, will you switch to solving the problem, or will you worry about it? Will you remain a full-fledged unconscious participant in the realization of the worst that is in you, or will you become an Observer in order to calm down/calm others down, treat people kindly and develop a constructive solution to the difficulties that have arisen?
In such ordinary situations, we are either “saved” by our Observer state: thoughtful goals, a built-up image of ourselves, which we want to be and which we want to respect in ourselves, the criteria for thinking, feeling and acting with which we bring closer and increase our happiness. Or we torment ourselves by unconsciously “stepping on the same rake” of gross emotionality and ill-considered actions. It's up to us to decide each time.
You can often hear from people: “ To live in peace and love with people, it is enough to be sincere in your best intentions. Why do we need any other criteria, systems, complications? It is important to be smart and kind, and everything will be fine!“And I want to agree, but... if only everything were so simple! It is important to note here that sincerity is often interfered with by veiled selfish intentions and expectations of benefit. And the sincerity of good intentions can be mixed with thoughtless or manipulative tendencies that a person does not notice at all. The righteous anger of someone whose leg was crushed in a minibus and their trousers were poured is a vivid example of a fairly sincere experience, which, however, does not lead to a positive resolution of the conflict and makes the person unhappy. Therefore, Ayfaar’s self-analysis teaches one to take a critical approach even to feelings of one’s own justice and sincerity. In this Observer state, a person switches from assessing his own benefit to assessing experience. He evaluates any situation as a system in which he can always change something for the better, starting with his own sense of self, thus activating his skills: responsibility, honesty, initiative, openness, as well as awareness, forethought, self-esteem and concern. This state of the Observer facilitates access to systemic thinking (“I am the master of my life, and not a victim of circumstances. Even in a stuffy minibus, where, it would seem, there is little reason for joy”).
It turns out that our kind and bright dreams of well-being for all people, of loving and friendly relationships require a methodical approach, which is presented in the diagram. It will not be possible to contribute to world peace until a person Observes and transforms his own conflict. It will not be possible to come to a heart-to-heart agreement with people of different views, ages, and races if you choose to be “right” everywhere and everywhere and ignore a critical assessment of your own rightness and experience. It will not be possible to “infect” others with your dream if a person cannot determine the main and secondary things in self-development on the path to the dream. And if he maneuvers from profit and pleasure to situational and convenient manifestation of virtues, being dishonest with himself, then the question arises: does the person himself understand what his life goal is and what he should spend his energy on?
Therefore, it makes sense to learn to recognize in ourselves the traits and inclinations that make us both truly happy and unhappy, so that the latter influence the scenario of life as little as possible. So, what traits that interfere with the development of HCI, VIA and positive personality traits allow you to track the state of the Observer in yourself? Let's add the last block of our diagram.
5. What does a person track in the Observer state?
What does a person track in the Observer state? Or more precisely, what does a person track using the Ayfaar system of self-analysis? After all, we remember from the third chapter that the states of the Observer are different and aimed at tracking different groups of personal qualities. Let us consider the objects of tracking within the framework of Ayfaar's introspection.
A group of non-positive and negative psycho-emotional manifestations. Tracking them is not such a difficult task if a person is deeply interested in self-development. More details about the specifics of this group of manifestations can be discussed at the “Workshop for in-depth study of non-positivisms” held at the Centers for Intelligence and Altruism. This group consists of:
- Destructive internal dialogues with angry, judgmental reactions of indignation: “ What are you doing?!», « Why should I?!», « I should teach him a lesson!»
- Internal images or external symbols. A picture of worsening conflict in the mind's eye, sometimes with the use of weapons or traumatic objects. The same objects can turn out to be external symbols when a person receives a bruise, cut, injury due to being in unconscious non-positive states.
- Behavioral. Mental stress and alienation from “irritant” people, or excessive emotionality - as a means of selfish manipulation. " I don't want to say hello to him. I'll pretend I'm busy", deliberate politeness and hypocrisy: “I don’t want to listen to criticism of my work from my boss. I’ll try to offer him tickets to his favorite team’s game and pretend that I’m a fan too.”.
- Psychosomatic. These may include tension in the body, a “lump in the throat,” welling up tears, a broken voice, tinnitus, “stunning,” shortness of breath, a nervous tic, unconscious automatic movements (tapping fingers, waving a leg, etc.). It would seem that it is enough to simply suppress this physiological reaction, but it is not so simple. It is important to pay attention to the psycho-emotional self-awareness that accompanies this reaction and try to deal with it. These signs are especially valuable for identifying those non-positive traits that a person is accustomed to not noticing in himself.
There are many ways to transform the above non-positivisms. Ayfaar self-analysis offers methods of an analytical approach to assessing internal self-perception for the presence of signs of Highly Sensitive Intelligence (HSI), Highly Intellectual Altruism (HIA), as well as positive qualities (openness, honesty, etc.); methods of verbal disidentification with non-positive thinking patterns; the practice of forgiveness; the 2-minute rule for getting out of negative self-feelings; practice of “Sunny Days”.
Another group of psychisms that are tracked in the Observer state are neutral mental manifestations:
- Euphoria.
- Flirting.
- Deliberate self-sacrifice, over-care, excessive care.
- Optimism based on denial/superficial consideration of problems is frivolity.
They represent the border zone between stable positive and non-positive experiences. Tracking their influence on the development of a person and the situations around him is a much more difficult task. From these manifestations, the primitive rudiments of positivism, altruism, and prudence begin to develop - which is why it is so difficult to question them in your thinking. However, in a few moments you can move from them to angry, aggressive and other reckless psychisms. In general, this is what happens when such states are deprived of conscience and another important incentive in the human mind - the principle of “do no harm.” That is, in the Observer state, it makes sense to pay attention to this group of one’s own neutral mental manifestations and ask oneself: “ Will I harm anyone and myself in the future with these current experiences? Won't I then have to be ashamed of them and correct the consequences of hastily received satisfaction?»
An important criterion that makes such a positive condition very conditional is an obsession with the pleasure obtained in the above methods. Fanaticism, irresponsibility, addiction, “living for pleasure” - these are other signs of the harmfulness of a long stay in these experiences. It is very important to note that self-analysis does not call for willful and thoughtless suppression of one’s sensuality. All of the above-mentioned neutral manifestations are “harmful” only if they are brought to the point of predominance over humanity and exclude such an attitude towards people and the world as from the position of the “do no harm” principle. After all, there are a lot of situations in life where balanced flirting, lightness of mood, the ability to “let go of the situation” and trust in life improve life and relationships, not to mention care and help at the right time in the right place.
Working with the selfish component of these manifestations should be comprehensive and include different practices. Therefore, in the classes “Intellectual-altruistic lifestyle” and “Ayfaar self-analysis” at the Crimean Center for Intellect and Altruism “Ayfaar” these topics are discussed deeply and comprehensively. And what does a person receive as a result of the work of the Observer within himself?
6. Reward for the work of self-improvement. Conclusion.
Of course, just working and working with yourself is an exhausting task. The result is also important - new positive thinking models, happy experiences, insights and finally resolved conflicts! This, perhaps, is the reward for the work of self-development. Believe me, a whole book would not be enough to describe all the positive experiences, but it is simply necessary to mention them. After all, why cultivate an Observer in yourself and how do you understand that you are approaching your goal? This becomes understandable if a person more often realizes and sincerely experiences, of course, subjectively each in his own way, the following experiences:
- Sincere friendship and love in relationships with more and more people.
- Cooperation free of protracted conflicts.
- Stress resistance, as a result of awareness of the principle “Everything is for the good.”
- Timeliness and accuracy of intuitive premonition.
- Inspiration, both in your favorite creativity and in fulfilling your duties (even if not completely loved ones).
- Understanding cause-and-effect relationships in events that previously seemed chaotic and unpredictable.
- Happiness that is resistant to any surprises and provocations.
- The ability to find joy in any activity and any situation.
- And much more!
Stability in these wonderful states helps to gain motivation, which can be formed on the basis of the ideas of Iissiidiology about the multivariate scenarios of fate, the diversity of our personal interpretations, the unity of everything in the world and much more, which allows you to look at your life more broadly and boldly. In other words, the state of the Observer, supported by motivations based on iissiidiological concepts, allows a person to approach goals that include awareness of himself in harmonious relationships with people, with the surrounding world as a whole and in living conditions conducive to the development of an intellectual-altruistic lifestyle for him and for many other people.
Don’t be afraid to look at yourself from the outside and think about the “dark” and “light” moments of your life. Don't be afraid to get to know yourself! Yes, there may be many things that surprise you and upset you, but if you are afraid to see something unpleasant, then you may never see something better and promising in yourself and in life; you may end up “walking in circles” of routine and hopelessness. Imagine that you are a winemaker. Your first grape harvest is finally ready to be consumed as wine. Of course, it's exciting to uncork a bottle of wine from the very first vintage, and you may hesitate before trying it, worried that the result of your labors will be disappointing. But a bottle of wine can never be truly appreciated unless you pour it into a glass and take the risk of appreciating its contents. The taste can be so delicious that you will remember it for a lifetime! And if it turns out to be rancid, then you can learn from experience, improve production technology, or decide that winemaking is not worth your effort, and find another business that suits you.
It is very joyful to see how more and more ways of self-development are appearing in the world to achieve harmony and mutual understanding between people, as well as between people and the nature of our beautiful planet. In support of these trends, all the activities of the Centers of Intelligence and Altruism and the methods of self-development practiced in the Centers are aimed at ensuring that there are more and more people in the world who reveal their potential of love and goodness in collaboration with rationality and constructivism; people who boldly get to know their shortcomings and transform them into love and wisdom, without fear of any difficulties on the path of self-development. It remains to add that people who know how to be critical of themselves, first of all, to be conscious Observers and brave Reformers of their egoism, will certainly be able to create a society where the world will actually be ruled by LOVE.
Centers of Intelligence and Altruism. Today the Centers operate in Russia and Germany. The Centers practice self-improvement techniques, in particular Ayfaar self-analysis, in the development and maintenance of an intellectual-altruistic lifestyle.
Ayfaar self-analysis is a system of self-analysis developed on the basis of the concept of the relationship between man and the world around him called “Iissiidiology”. Allows you to transform non-positive, grossly selfish and unconscious mental manifestations into intellectual-altruistic ones. It is the most important method for a person to form an intellectual and altruistic lifestyle.
Intellectual-altruistic thinking and feeling presupposes the unification and development of positive character traits in a person. They are achieved by consciously balancing “mentality” and rationality with positive “sensibility” and introducing a reasonable, conscious “mentality” into the emotionality of the individual. Mentioned in chapter 4 of the article.
The criteria for the human path of development - Highly Sensitive Intelligence (HSI) and Highly Intellectual Altruism (HIA) - are written in capital letters in Iissiidiology to emphasize their difference from all ideas about intelligence and altruism existing in psychology.
The luuvvumic path of development is the life path of the individual and society, in which the levels of harmonious, balanced sensory-mental creativity, devoid of any aspects of destruction and aggression, and anticipating creative initiatives for the benefit of the human community, become increasingly active. These mental states are actively developed by people who choose this life path.
Remember your recent experiences or quarrel. Feelings and emotions captured you completely. You were completely immersed in your state, in defending your rightness, your own point of view. And everything you said or did at that moment seemed to you the truest thing in the world. The behavior of another person is treacherous and deliberate, the purpose of which is to offend you, insult you, cause pain.
Then time passed, emotions cooled down and, returning to what happened in a more “sober” state, you suddenly saw the situation from the other side. And much of what seemed obvious then appeared in a completely different light. And - what’s most terrible - you suddenly realized that, in the grip of emotions, you didn’t notice obvious things and - even! Oh no! - you were wrong!
Sometimes it is impossible to correct what was said or done. Feelings of guilt, regret and shame settle inside for a long time, and the consequences remind you every time: think before you act! Actually, our parents teach us this from childhood. Alas, few people manage to achieve success in this matter, and the power of feelings and emotions time after time takes us somewhere in the wrong direction...
Actually, knowing this feature of human nature, spiritual teachers, thinkers and yogis for centuries have been looking for a way to make a person more stable, more holistic, less susceptible to various influences of internal and external processes. We were looking for a way to touch our own depth and find support in life in it, so as not to go astray, not to give in to difficulties, not to waste ourselves in vain. This is how the concept of “internal observer” appeared, describing a state in which a person sees what is happening more clearly and controls his emotional involvement in the process.
The state of an “internal observer” makes it possible to move towards one’s self-realization. Detachment, the ability to be in the position of an observer, and not just a participant in your life, allows you to feel the right direction for yourself, not be afraid of it, not succumb to external provocations or persuasion, and clearly follow your own path. With an “inner observer,” a person becomes more balanced, more restrained, and aware of the true reasons for what is happening. Acts more confidently, clearly, and focused both in small things and in life in general.
Just imagine what your life could be like if, from childhood, you knew exactly what is good for you and what is not, what will make you truly develop, and what will cause you to waste time, what will bring you closer to your goals, and what will distance you, which relationships will be true for you, and which will only destroy. And all this - without analytical comparisons, without taking into account various, often diametrically opposed opinions and other people's experience. And most importantly, all this with the ability to hold your own position, not get confused, not doubt yourself, but follow the desired course, no matter who says, forbids, manipulates or otherwise tries to influence you.
It is believed that the state of “internal observer” is achieved only through long training. This could be meditation, constant self-control, focus on awareness. Anyone who has ever engaged in such practices knows how unstable this state can be: while you are sitting “in a cave”, it seems that you have completely mastered yourself, but as soon as you go out “in public” and travel one stop on a crowded bus, all balance disappears. and detachment disappears as if by hand!
And this is not surprising: after all, the state of the “inner observer” is spiritual. But touching one’s own spirituality, and even more so continuously being in contact with its flow, is not easy, especially considering how greatly the concept of “spiritual” is distorted in society. As a result, guided by incorrect guidelines, it is rarely possible to obtain the correct result.
The most proven and reliable way to achieve a stable state of the “inner observer” at present is to bring consciousness to the appropriate spiritual level. Such work is carried out by a specialist, for example, at the “Breath of the Spirit” training. Your consciousness is brought to the observer's point and consolidated there as a result of additional meditative practices. Thanks to this sequence of actions, you no longer need to specifically focus on mindfulness training; you will become stable at this point forever and no crowded bus will be able to knock you out of it. You will be able to use your new skill every minute of your life and will very quickly appreciate the bonuses that the “inner observer” gives you.
You will begin to understand your life better and begin to build it in accordance with your true needs. You will become more confident and stable. Stop being afraid to change your life, fear that it will get worse - no, every day you will get closer and closer to your real self and live exactly the life that you need in order to feel that life is not passing you by, that you are living your life , and are not a tool for making other people's dreams come true.
People who are used to traveling at your expense, sitting on your neck, using you for any reason, will find that their previous manipulations do not work. That it is no longer so easy to persuade you, force you, scare you, make you feel guilty and play on it. That you suddenly have more important things to do, new hobbies, and you persistently build a life that is convenient for you, not for them. Perhaps it will be an unpleasant surprise for you to realize how you have been dancing to someone else’s tune until now. And you will feel very, very sorry for the lost time.
But despite the fact that the former resonance with the environment may be upset, a new one, cleaner and more resourceful, will begin to build, especially with one’s own children. After all, a person who is in such deep contact with himself feels others much better and builds relationships with others more successfully. In addition, he becomes more successful due to the fact that he has a better sense of his place in society. And the same “inner observer” will not allow you to sour in unnecessary regrets about the past, but will direct you to find yourself and your new life, when every day will not be lived in vain.
The topic of the “observer” is actively studied and used in psychology, psychotherapy, quantum physics, and nanotechnology. The main role is assigned to the Observer - the Personality and in spiritual practices. I would like to consider the question of who the Observer is in a person, what role he plays in the spiritual growth and life of everyone. What is the observation process? Why is it so important to observe not only the outside world, but also ourselves, what is inside us?
There is someone alive and real inside me
As a child, my grandmother sometimes took me with her to funerals. It was interesting to observe my inner state when I saw how they carried the lifeless body of a man who just yesterday came to visit, smiled, joked, but today there is no one who laughs and talks. Only the body remains, the brain remains, in the same skull, there are glass eyes that do not move and do not react to anything. Who, after all, was the one alive, who radiated warmth, knew how to joke, who looked with lively and joyful eyes. Why did I feel his gaze and feel what this man felt for me. Why isn’t all this happening now, when I’m also standing next to the same body, but already lifeless. From this I concluded that there is someone real, alive, not from this world, because after death we cannot see him, and there is our body - a machine, a robot, in which this real one lives.
I returned to this issue in my life only many years later, when Anastasia Novykh’s books fell into my hands. I will not say that there was no other information. It was there, but somehow intermittent, incomplete, without a definite logical goal. Here the answers were revealed in layers, lay inside smoothly without a hitch, and at the same time there was some kind of inner confidence: “yes, yes, this is it, this is really a storehouse of Knowledge, real Knowledge!” Filled with the purity of this Knowledge, the understanding came that it is very multifaceted and these facets begin to open only when you begin to observe and work on yourself, to develop and improve internally.
“During life, a human being is a multidimensional spatial object, which is built around the Soul and has its own intelligent Personality. The familiar form and structure of the physical body visible to the eye, together with its physical and chemical processes and control system (including the material brain), is just a part of the general structure of a person, which belongs to the three-dimensional dimension. That is, a person consists of the Soul along with its information shells (subpersonalities), Personality and structure, so to speak, consisting of various fields of other dimensions (including the physical body located in three-dimensional dimension).
What is a reasonable Person? In a new structure, in a new body, a new Personality is formed - this is the one who any person feels himself to be during his life, the one who makes a choice between the Spiritual and Animal principles, analyzes, draws conclusions, accumulates personal baggage of sensual and emotional dominants."
As a child, even before school, for some reason I always had the confidence that:
- Our body is akin to a robot, which has a perfect system of feeding the body through food.
- The brain is a computer, and for some it works quickly, while for others it works more slowly.
- We sleep in order to recharge the body's batteries with the energy of processed food.
But who looked at the world through his eyes, who drove the car? I imagined a little man who lived in his head, like in a cabin, and he, unlike his body, was not exposed to the aggressive environment of the surrounding world, he felt comfortable and good inside, his occupation was simply to look at the world around him, but why did he do this? does, it was not clear to me.
How did “someone” appear?
The thought that no one was hurting him there, that he didn’t want to sleep in the morning and that there were no evil teachers in the kindergarten calmed me down when any stressful situations occurred. Over time, the little man disappeared, and a “someone” appeared, who began to strive to be like someone else, who envied those who did everything easily in their studies, who were ahead of the class.
Then “someone” developed fears and self-doubt. These qualities periodically disappeared when I went to the village to visit my grandparents. There the tension subsided, the negatives accumulated at home and at school went away. Dear grandfather and grandmother poured warmth and love into me, they talked about the Heavenly Father, that we all live under him, that we must always remember him, thank him every day for the food and for the bright day we lived.
Now I understand that thanks to that warmth, something opened inside me, a bright line appeared through which I sometimes looked into this world with love and gratitude. But not as often as “someone” - for days he fanned entire mental battles, negativity and arguments in his head. It was my choice, and it was chosen by that little man in my head, whom I stopped feeling over time, and instead of whom “someone” appeared. The Personality has only the right to choose and a fairly short time on an intergalactic scale to realize this right.
Attention is life! Where you put it is what you get
Everything else is temporary, illusory and does not belong to the Personality, therefore the Personality cannot dispose of it.
This means you need to learn to control the application of your attention. Moreover, this is the only instrument of the Personality. Who else but me should do this?
"A person does not even imagine what abilities are inherent in him. Observation is the first step towards knowledge of hidden secrets. Contemplating from the position of an Observer from the Animal nature or from the Spiritual nature, we already influence the situation itself and its possible outcome, the predetermination in the invisible for us in the world, because we make a choice. Each situation is a unique response not only to your presence in this place here and now, but also to how exactly you observe yourself in this moment.
Anastasia: In fact, we always observe a part of ourselves in the environment and judge not the reality of the world, but how we interpret it according to our worldview and experience.
Rigden: Right. By saying something about the world, we are, by and large, saying something about ourselves. A good listener will always hear much more about the person speaking than he intends to reveal about himself.
Anastasia: In other words, one way or another, we see the outside world through the peculiar “rose-colored glasses” of the Observer from the Animal nature. The less we work to transform our inner world, the worse it is for us. Indeed, in this case, only the experience associated with the dominance of the Observer from the Animal nature will grow more, which means that we will receive an even more distorted picture of the worldview...
As soon as the Observer from the Animal nature turns on in you, it seems to you that the fact of your control over matter is established. In fact, the fact of control over you by matter (Animal Mind) is established. As a result, you become just a more manifested material object, in fact, you turn into a corpuscular object of general matter (corpuscle, from the Latin corpusculum - “little body”, “the smallest particle of matter”) and obey its laws."
From the book “AllatRa” by Anastasia Novykh
Communicating with people, often absorbed in their everyday routine life, I realized that they did not notice what was going on inside them, they were afraid to look inside: “What kind of inner peace are you talking to me about, if there are so many problems around?” The very process of observing the inner seemed to them something unnecessary and boring. Observation was definitely present, but only of neighbors, or a beautiful car, or fashionable things from friends. People only observe others; they do not bother to observe themselves. Each person observes (this is the most superficial observation) what the other person is doing, what he is wearing, how he looks...
Observation is not something new in our lives. It just needs to be deepened and directed instead of others to your own sensations, thoughts, moods and, ultimately, to the observer himself.
- If a person does not yet have experience in observing deep feelings, he needs to start observing the body: when he walks, sits, goes to bed, eats. You can start with the simplest, and then move on to more subtle sensations.
- Then you need to start observing thoughts, moods, and when a person has mastered this, you need to start observing your feelings.
- If feelings are immediately revealed to a person who has embarked on the spiritual path, he must strive to continuously observe them, at the same time investing part of his attention in observing the body and consciousness, but not allowing the latter to draw over that living attention intended for feelings.
“It turns out that you need to study that world, it turns out that you need to study who thinks in you, who forces you to make certain decisions, who evokes emotions in you, who controls you. But when you understand that the world is dual, and it is dual, and this is real, you begin to gain the freedom of your Personality. You begin to feel that, it turns out, there is something else. the world, you look, you observe what is trying to distract you. And why, when a person has just come into contact with the spiritual, the entire system is immediately activated, which does everything to distract him.”
Miracle of Observation
As we observe feelings, study the work of consciousness and separate ourselves from the body, our Observer becomes stronger. Never, not for a moment, should you think: “I have achieved this,” because just at that moment everything is missed.
Observation is an eternal process. We delve deeper and deeper into ourselves, but the moment when we could say: “I have achieved” does not come. In fact, the deeper we go, the more we realize that the process we have entered into is eternal: without beginning or end. We use the energy of observation to first change ourselves.
A simple process, but when we turn it to ourselves, it becomes meditation.
We all know what observation is, so there is no need to learn it. It is simply a matter of changing the objects of observation. It is necessary to bring them closer. I can move my hand without watching, or I can watch. There's no difference here, but I can feel it.
Have you noticed how in public transport many people look at one point, while their eyes are practically motionless, they are completely immersed in themselves: concentrated on considering the next mental problem that consciousness has thrown up. They may be in the future with some plans or be in the past, “embraced” with suffering - unfulfilled dreams or past problems, joyful moments that no longer exist. Why do I say so confidently, because I myself fell into such a stupor, and sometimes it was ridiculous - I missed my stop.
A state of unawareness—that’s what we’ll call it—in which you don’t notice and miss a lot. Awareness makes it possible to be here and now. Everyone has probably heard: “The main thing is to be here and now!!!”, although not everyone can explain what this is. Why is it so important for a person? At one fine moment, a small understanding came, no, rather a feeling that thinking about the future, setting up some crazy plans or going over past events are all dead things. They breathe cold, they carry an emptiness that I take closely, merge and live with it all day, day, months. Unfulfilled expectations or nostalgia for the past gives rise to emotions, and all this is taken for granted, as if this is how it should be.
But the state of affairs is completely different when you step back a little from this garbage and pay attention to the solar plexus area - to the Soul, to the feelings. In this state, I can walk down the street, notice the whole world around me, but without being tied to anything or anyone.
An impartial attitude towards the external will generate inner peace. Yes, deep peace - it pacifies, opens the depths within, gives a feeling of the peace of our True Father. This understanding for me was marked as “Observer from the Spiritual Origin” in the moment “here and now.” And then the words immediately came to mind: “The moment “here and now” is the Spiritual world. And the Spiritual world is Eternity. Eternity has no vector. She just is. There is no future and no past in it. Eternity only has now.”
In this state, I, as an Observer from the Spiritual nature, had a kind of reserve of time to track the beginning of the moment of my “Animal’s” proposal - to react to a given situation (and also to follow its short lead) or to remain in a state of balance, that is, to make a conscious choice and continue to be in feelings. For example, the work phone rang, after listening to the information, I clearly saw and felt that fork-switch, which made it possible to choose where to give my attention - to think about a difficult thought and unfold the negative in myself, or to accept the situation and stay in an even and stable state. At that moment, part of my lively attention remained inside, which is very important, but part of it was mechanically invested in the conversation!
You can and should be able to share attention
It is necessary to develop the Observer in yourself. I won’t say that I manage to stay in this state all the time. Attention can drift into some kind of wilds and after a while, remembering this, you need to return it again and again to the right direction. There are plenty of tools for this, and we need to remember all the time - why we are here and for what purpose we live.
Working on oneself every day and observing forms a certain experience in a person. What tools to use to develop an Observer from the Spiritual nature is the business of everyone who has taken the True path. But you have to try everything, maybe some will suit you better, some less. My friends and I discussed this topic a little and, based on our own internal developments and experience, each shared which of the tools became the most effective means in developing the “Observer” and Personality training. Perhaps you know them:
— Reading literature useful for spiritual development;
— Viewing and reading books by Anastasia Novykh;
- Reading a prayer and repeating it;
— Impartial observation, tracking “actors of your consciousness”;
— Concentration at the tip of the nose;
- Meditation.
“We need to control the comparison processes taking place in our mind. We need to ask ourselves questions as often as possible, for example, of this nature: “Where does envy come from?”, “What and who am I comparing?”, “Is this comparison appropriate?” “identical”: everyone is individual and differs in their own characteristics in structure, genetics, character, talents, hard work, and so on. They have individual characteristics not only in their visible, but also in their invisible structure. Simply put, everyone has their own. cross, your own destiny. It is better, of course, to use the motto when manifesting your Animal: “Do not compare, do not be proud, do not envy!” Treat any situation from the position of an Observer from the Spiritual nature, that is, abstracted from the thoughts and emotions of the Animal nature.
You need to accept situations and people as they are, because every situation, every person in it is a kind of teacher. You must be able to draw positive lessons from any circumstance, even negative ones. Learn to be content with what you have. After all, the root of the feeling of satisfaction is not in the external world, but in the inner world of a person, in his deepest desire. If a person wants to become a Spiritual Personality, then about spiritual zeal and all his desires.
It is important for a Human to remember that the desire to appear does not mean to be. The main thing is to rely on what is internal, what comes from the Soul. Don't live for the opinions of other little animals. The best judge is Conscience. Having made a personal decision to be vigilant in thoughts, it is very difficult to allow yourself to slack. What is important in a person is the purity of inner revelation to himself, because he is never alone, God is always with him."
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We always seem to flow with the events of external life, with our emotions, feelings, experiences, i.e. We act as PARTICIPANTS. But in order to know ourselves, understand our true path, learn to perceive life as a game - without emotions, perceiving obstacles in life, our actions and the actions of other people, we also need to become OBSERVERS. While you are a PARTICIPANT and not an OBSERVER, it is very difficult to realize something in yourself, and even more difficult to consciously change. You must first learn to be an OBSERVER and do it consciously.
The position of the observer is a state in which neither the psyche, nor consciousness, nor the will interfere in any way with the ongoing processes.
Practice.
Find the observing part within your own consciousness. Every person has an inner observer. And most often, an ordinary person falls into this state unconsciously. But if you become more attentive to yourself, you will notice that at the moment of any of your actions there is something that silently watches you, without expressing emotions and without giving judgment.
You can discover the OBSERVER when left alone with yourself. Feel his presence and remember this feeling of WATCHING. Try to return to this feeling during everyday activities. As a result, you will notice that you have an inner detachment, you become more aware and emotionally calm.
Don't worry that the sense of OBSERVER is quickly lost at first. Any external event, especially strong emotions, takes us away from the OBSERVER state, and we again become PARTICIPANTS of events. There are two ways to remain an observer.
The first way is to remember the inner OBSERVER. Remember the same feeling you felt when tuning into your observing part. And you automatically become an OBSERVER.
At first, you may find it impossible to carry out your daily activities and be in the OBSERVER state at the same time. But the more you practice, the stronger your inner OBSERVER will be, and all your external and internal activities will proceed easily and consciously. However, the method of “remembering” is too external, and it is not able to transfer consciousness into a constant mode of internal OBSERVATION.
The second method – the method of “internal research” from the internal OBSERVER of one’s own consciousness – is more effective. After you discover the feeling of inner observation in yourself, try, as an OBSERVER, to turn your gaze inward - redirect your attention to your own consciousness and begin to explore it from the inside. Observe the internal processes that occur inside your consciousness.
Explore your emotions, feelings, thoughts, see your character traits, etc. The main thing here is to really feel them, separate them from each other and remember the inner sensation from each internal object found, and not just define them.
This is not easy to do at first. But thanks to the fact that attention is redirected inward, the inner OBSERVER becomes more concentrated and persistent each time. And then it is transferred to the external life of consciousness. And then there is no need to constantly remember it, because the inner OBSERVER gradually becomes a natural state.
Practical exercises and meditations for every day!
Self-observation practices that I use.
If we generally characterize the practice of self-observation, then we should probably consider it as a technique of transferring attention from oneself as a “participant” in events, to oneself as an “observer” of oneself as a “participant”. This transfer of attention and identification of oneself with the “observer” helps to study the “participant”, see him as he really is, realize a lot about himself and try to consciously change something in himself.
The mind is constantly looking for something to do. So why shouldn’t he become a person’s assistant on the path of self-realization? Why shouldn’t the mind start studying internal sensations, which will be in abundance during internal observation of one’s own consciousness?
In order to start the practice of introspection, nothing special is required - only the ability to concentrate internally, and probably the internal attitude - not to be afraid to see the truth about your present self.
The first thing to do is to find the “inner observer” within yourself. There is an “observer” inside every person. This is the part of consciousness that always observes what is happening, is present and witnesses everything that happens to the “participant”. She doesn’t interfere in anything, doesn’t react in any way, doesn’t evaluate in any way, just watches dispassionately.
We always seem to flow behind the events of external life, behind our emotions, feelings, experiences - we are participants. And in order to become a researcher of oneself, one must disidentify with the “participant” and become an “observer”. And then, from a new position, observe yourself as a “participant”, without changing anything about it yet. (Collect information, so to speak). While you are a “participant” and not an “observer”, it is very difficult to realize something in yourself, and even more difficult to consciously change. You must first learn to become an “observer” and do it consciously.
Finding the observing part inside your own consciousness is the first step that must be taken in order to move on. Every person has an inner observer. Entering and leaving it is very often carried out unconsciously and is not registered by consciousness. But if you become more attentive to yourself, you will notice that even in the midst of very strong emotions and mental experiences, at the moment of active engagement in any activity, at the moment of reflection or pleasure, there is always something in the consciousness, as if removed from this inner and external activities. It silently observes, without making judgments, without expressing emotions, it simply contemplates everything that a person does.
The “observer” is easier to detect during quiet activity, alone with oneself, while thinking or reading. You just need to feel his presence once and remember this inner feeling of “observation”. And then try to highlight it in yourself during everyday activities. If possible, you can continue your normal activities from the “observer”. Then you can notice that a certain internal detachment will appear in the consciousness, and external reactions will become more conscious, behavior will be calmer, more reasonable, and less emotional. You can also notice that the sense of “observer” is very easily lost. There's no need to worry about this. The main thing is to find the feeling of an “internal observer” in your consciousness, try to remember it from time to time and sometimes go into it. That's the whole first step.
If you cannot immediately identify the “observer” in your consciousness, you can create an internal intention to detect him, remembering that he exists inside every person, without exception. From time to time you need to focus your attention inward. Or just consciously observe yourself as if from the outside. This exercise can help “awaken” the inner observer, highlight the feeling of “observation” of oneself, and make it conscious. The inner observer will sooner or later be noticed by consciousness, since it has manifested itself unconsciously many times before. But the consciousness, now aware of it and armed with the intention to find it, will definitely make it known, and then the mind, too, sooner or later will be able to detect it, and you will be able to realize it.
P.S. I will be grateful to everyone who will share with me their practical methods of internal work, or evaluate my own. I will answer all specific questions if anyone is interested in the practice of self-observation.
