Hi
What’s the best technique to connect to higher self
I do daily 1 hour mediation and always wanted to connect to my higher self to.proccced in my spiritual journey
Many thanks
Vikrant
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We all have the same question 
how do I get there? I guess patience and letting go. So far I have been consistent and I’m proud of myself for that tiny bit. Just carry on without expecting much and just be you and talk to yourself, you will get answers. Don’t push it too hard. Let it flow naturally. Surrender and just live in the bliss 
it’s a beautiful journey!
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Hi Vikrant,
Just sharing from my own journey…
For a long time, I thought connecting with the Higher Self is some extraordinary spiritual event…a bright light, a voice from beyond or a mystical experience that would leave no doubt.
What surprised me is that the Higher Self often speaks in whispers, not thunder.
Sometimes it arrives as a quiet knowing. Sometimes as a deep sense of peace about a decision. Sometimes as a sudden compassion for someone we were judging. And sometimes as the courage to let go of something our ego desperately wants to hold on to.
To understand this imagine a lake.
The Higher Self is always reflected in the water. But when the surface is disturbed by thoughts, fears, expectations and constant seeking, the reflection becomes distorted.
Meditation doesn’t create the reflection. It simply allows the water to become still enough to see what was already there.
In my experience, the biggest obstacle was not the inability to connect… it was my expectation of how the connection should look.
Many times, after a meditation session, I would ask a question and receive no answer.
Yet over the next few days, life itself would respond.
A chance conversation… a sentence in a book… a sudden inner clarity… or a recurring feeling that refused to go away.
Looking back, I realized the answer had come. Just not in the package I was expecting.
One practice that has helped me is ending meditation with a simple question,
“What would my wisest self like me to understand today?”
Then instead of searching for an immediate answer, I remain open and observant throughout the day.
The answer often arrives through life rather than during meditation.
I’m curious to hear from others as well:
Do you feel the Higher Self is something we connect to occasionally or is it always connected to us and meditation simply helps us notice the connection?
This question has deepened my practice immensely.
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I love this..
“don’t push it, let it flow.”
The river never reaches the ocean by forcing itself; it simply keeps flowing. Perhaps the spiritual journey is much the same.
Maybe the Higher Self is not a destination to reach but a presence to remember.
The less we strive, the more we seem to notice it.
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Very well explained mam
Really it helps everyone
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Many thanks for sharing this, may be my higherself wanted to give me this answer.
Just had this random question and a quick answer
Wow
Delighted
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Very true Supritee…its just natural intuition that we are all gifted with, through which we know it .I believe that intuition is activated when one is connected with oneself at a deep level which in turn helps us differentiate it from egoself.
@Yes absolutely and this is appreciated when we are aware/mindful .
Thank you Supritee for such a profound response.With every response,there is always something to learn from you or reiterate what i already know.
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thanks to the moderators who priorities this important question. We did discuss quite a bit @vikrantsharma.sap hope you found your answers? Do share here in as much details as is comfortable for you, for posterity.
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I echo that! This always happens. It’s like great minds think alike in this case I’m just an observer and always in reply mode mind
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Sage Ashtavakra spoke about almost nothing else than
HIGHER SELF.
His entire dialogue with King Janaka—recorded in the ancient text The Ashtavakra Gita—is one of the most radical, direct, and uncompromising teachings on the higher self (Atman or Pure Consciousness) ever written.
While modern psychology or New Age spirituality often treats the higher self as a wiser “part” of you to build a bridge toward, Ashtavakra takes it a massive step further. He argues that your higher self is the ONLY real thing about you, and that your everyday ego, body, and thoughts are completely illusory.
His teachings can be broken down into a few core, revolutionary insights.
1. You Are the Witness, Not the Doer
Ashtavakra states that your biggest mistake is identifying with your body and your actions. He famously tells King Janaka:
"You are not earth, water, fire, air, or empty space. Liberation is to know yourself as Awareness alone—the Witness of these." (Chapter 1.3)
In his view, the higher self is like a movie screen, and your life experiences, emotions, and mistakes are just the film playing on it. The movie cannot scratch, burn, or stain the screen. You are the screen—the silent, unaffected witness (Sakshi) of your life.
2. The Bite of the “Ego Snake”
Ashtavakra doesn’t mince words when it comes to the ego. He uses a vivid metaphor to describe how humans trap themselves in suffering:
"The thought ‘I am the doer’ is the bite of a poisonous snake. To know ‘I do nothing’ is the wisdom of faith. Be happy." (Chapter 1.8)
When you feel anxious, guilty, or prideful, you are believing that your ego-self is running the show. Ashtavakra says that when you step back into your higher self, you realize that nature and the universe are simply moving through you, and you can finally drop the heavy burden of control.
3. Instant Liberation (No Practice Required)
This is where Ashtavakra splits from almost every other spiritual teacher. While others give you steps, meditations, and rules, Ashtavakra says that effort is actually the problem. Trying to “fix” your mind just keeps you focused on the mind.
Instead, he advocates for a radical shift in perspective:
You are already free: You don’t need to achieve your higher self; you just need to stop pretending you are your limited ego.
The Power of Thought: He states, “If you think you are bound, you are bound. If you think you are free, you are free. As you think, so you become.” (Chapter 1.11)
A Comparison of Perspectives.
To see how Ashtavakra’s ancient, non-dualistic (Advaita) view contrasts with modern approaches to the higher self, consider this breakdown:
- What is it?
Modern/Psychological View - A wiser, calmer, elevated part of your psyche.
Ashtavakra’s Radical View - Pure, undifferentiated consciousness; the entire universe.
2. How to reach it?
Modern/Psychological View - Through steps, meditation, healing, and journaling.
Ashtavakra’s Radical View - Instantly, by dropping all effort and false identification.
3. Relationship to Mind.
Modern/Psychological View - Training the mind to align with the higher self.
Ashtavakra’s Radical View - Realizing the mind is an illusion and totally separating from it.
4. The World.
Modern/Psychological View - A place to navigate using your inner guide.
Ashtavakra’s Radical View - A mirage (like mistaking a coiled rope for a snake) that disappears when you see the truth.
The Ultimate Essence: When Janaka finally absorbs this wisdom, he exclaims in Chapter 2, “Just as waves, foam, and bubbles are not different from water, so the universe emanating from the Self is not different from the Self.” Ashtavakra’s ultimate message is that you don’t have a higher self—you are the higher self, pretending to be a person.
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Thank you for sharing these! Very profound and in depth read. It will take me days to read and ages to understand I always crave for new things and this is perfect!
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