We all have a "True Self" which is authentic, original and vulnerable, however, we also have a "False/Fake Self" which is defensive, has no spontaneity, is empty and ego or narcissistic - based. It is only in despair that people choose to be another than who they really are because the true self is opposite despair. The intrinsic qualities of true self are:
- Spontaneity: to express ourselves.
- Reasoning: self knowledge, the way to liberation.
- Creativity: seeing something that doesn't exist already.
- Free Will: choice, freedom.
- Spirituality: our communication with the spirit.
- Discernment: the power to tell good from bad.
- Love: loving others and being loved puts true self to its greater use.
Human beings uniquely possess all the above mentioned qualities which they must nurture and awaken in themselves. At the same time, they also need to abandon the false or pseudo-self which brings them despair and unhappiness.
