Bashar: Channeled by
Darryl Anka
From "The Higher Self"
4-25-92

Living as the Higher Self

Many individuals have discussed this notion of the higher self, many of you
have wondered, "What is the higher self?"  Let us explain it in the
following way -- the higher self is, in a sense, the idealized self of any
particular life you may have.  It is what you are aiming for in this life,
it is that which is representative of the combination of goals, of themes,
of destinies that you have set out for yourself, as the person you chose to
be in this life; that which you are, bit by bit and day by day, learning to
become.  The idea of communicating with the higher self in any given life
... and there is, therefore, obviously a higher self for each and every
different life ... but the obvious idea, in understanding that it is
representative of your ideal self, is to recognize that communication with
the higher self, is in fact, the process of becoming the higher self, of
acting as the higher self.  Not just simply carrying on some separate
dialogue with something "above" you, for it is you, it is what you have
planned to be, to become in this life, as best as you can.

Yes, there is a non-physical higher extension of yourself that you could
say is the higher self, at times you feel you can be communicating with it,
but remember, it is you.  And, in that sense, you are really talking to
yourself, talking as yourself, talking with yourself, convincing yourself
to be your best self, to move in the direction of the things that give you
joy and passion and excitement, because that is the vibration of your true
self, as we have discussed many times, with many of you.  That feeling of
excitement, that feeling of passion, that feeling of joy -- that vibration,
that feeling that is the true you, the true state of your natural self,
notice I did not say your normal self, your natural self.  And the higher
self is the goal, in a sense, to attain in this life, following that
passion the best you can, being as unconditionally loving as you can be,
both for yourself and for others ... for if you do not start with yourself,
how can you give to others?  Knowing that each and every one of you is a
facet of the multidimensional crystal of All That Is, and that the goal and
the purpose of any individual life, is to be that facet completely; that is
your mission, that is your purpose, to be the you you are now.

Yes, yes, yes, yes, you have many lives, but the you you are now, only has
one life to live, therefore, the purpose of this life now is to be the best
you, you can be ... the fullest you, you can be, the true self, the natural
self that you have chosen to be.  And your Higher Self
contains all that information, it is your self-chosen destiny, your self-
chosen form of expression of your naturalness, of your truth.  And the best
way to talk to the higher self, as I said, is to be the higher self in
physical terms ... for remember, remember, your consciousness is not in
your body, your body is in your consciousness.  And the idea, therefore, is
to recognize that the less separation you make, the less barriers you
impose between the concept of yourself as a physical being and the concept
of yourself as a non-physical being, then the smoother flow you will have,
the greater opportunity you will have to act as the higher self.

And as the higher self, then to recognize that physical reality is not
something you live in ... it is what you are, physical reality is you.  It
is an expression of the total consciousness that you are, you do not live
in physical reality, it is simply an extension of how you see
yourself, it is a reflection.  The very process of evolving spiritually, of
becoming the higher self, and the higher self becoming the oversoul, and
the oversoul becoming one with All That Is, in however many stages you
choose to create that event to take place.  In that process is the process
of becoming the realm, of becoming the reality, of becoming the dimension
itself that you previously thought you existed within.  So, it is more a
recognition of integration and actions that are representative of
integration, of those things that you have segregated and separated within
yourselves, of those things you have created to be a multitude of fragments
within your consciousness, instead of a holistic understanding of motion,
of intention, of integrity, of action.

Integrity really, really fundamentally, is nothing more than an alignment
between your intentions and your actions.  That is what integrity is, and
as such, you can certainly see, from that simple definition, that there can
be positive and negative integrity.  Because
if your intentions are negative and your actions are negative, then you are
aligned and you have negative integrity.  You are integrated in that sense,
although the concept, in and of itself, generally, of negativity, implies a
lack of integration, overall ... we understand that.  But positive
integrity brings with it, therefore, an acceleration in positive ways,
because positive energy is generally more integrative, brings things
together, connects things to each other, allows you to see the holistic
view.  This idea, therefore, of becoming the higher self will involve your
ability to align as strongly, as clearly, as precisely as you can ... your
intentions with your actions.  So that you are not hiding from yourself,
not running from your fears but facing them, diving through them, learning
from them, and thus, expressing, in your life, the new person you become
through that process.

Remember, very important, remember, fear will never stop you from doing
anything.  Only if you are afraid to feel fear will you stop yourself,
feeling the fear will never stop you from doing anything.  If you will feel
it and use it and transform it, then you will achieve anything you wish,
and you will reintegrate yourself and become the higher self in physical
reality.  And as you do that, obviously, you change the vibration of your
entire world, each individual makes a difference ... each individual makes
a difference.  I cannot possibly stress this enough. Every change, every
change ... take me absolutely literally ... every single change you make
within yourself, changes the entire universe. All the gears are connected,
big gears, little gears ... you know, if you have a collection of connected
gears where all the teeth are touching, that even the smallest gear, if it
is turned even in the slightest degree will affect all the other gears.  It
is One thing, you are not isolated in that sense, every change you make,
changes everything.

We extend to each and every one of you our deepest gratitude at being
allowed to interact with your society in this way, at this time.  We thank
you for acting as ambassadors of your world, and allowing us to function as
ambassadors of ours.  The more you choose to function as equals to each
other, to yourselves, to us, the more you create the possibility of our
direct interaction with you.  We thank you for the gift that may, one day
soon, make it possible for us to interact freely with you, to play with
you, to join with you, to share with you, in ways far bolder than even this
interaction today.  In return for the gift that you have been willing to
give us, I ask you now, in what way may I be of service to you?  Sharing
may begin.