SEEING YOUR AUTHENTIC SELF

For many years, I have had the privilege of seeing my father work and share what he knows, and in that time there has been one constant request from many who have studied under him:

“Don Miguel! Can you help me find the real me?”

My father would look at the person with a compassionate smile and say, “You are right in front of me.”

The reply would usually be some variation of, “no, no. That is not what I am trying to say. What I mean is, help me find the real me. My Authentic Self.”

Without realizing it, the student has just asked my father to redomesticate their entire belief system into one in which they can accept and love themselves. This is what they believe the Authentic Self needs to emerge.

What these students don’t realize is that the answer is much simpler than that. You are the Authentic Self always. You don’t need to reprogram yourself - you just need to know that you are the programmer. Love and accept yourself completely. That is all. Once you do this, you will be able to see that you are beautiful, perfect, exactly as you are, and this has always been the case.

Practice

Simply notice today that you are perfect. You are the Authentic Self. There is nothing to search for, because you are already here.

Living a Life of Awareness

~ Don Miguel Ruiz Jr.