Self exploration
Introduction
• It is process to find out what is valuable to me investigating
within myself. Since it is me who feel happy, successful,
unhappy or unsuccessful. Therefore,what is right for me is to be
judged by myself .Though self exploration we get the value of
ourselves. We live with different entirety (family, friends , air ,
soil , water , tree etc.) and we want to understand our relation
with all these. For this we need to start observing inside.
• It soon becomes a dialog within your own Self…
According to Merriam-Webster:-
“ The examination and analysis of one's own unrealized
spiritual or intellectual capacities.’’
• The main focus of self exploration is myself “ The Human
Being’ .
. Content of self exploration is just finding answers to the
following fundamental questions .
1. The desire / goal , what is my (Human) desire/goal ?
What do I really want in life, what is the goal in human life ?
2. What is my programme for fulfilling the desire ?
How to fulfil it ?what is the programme to actualise the above
In short, two questions cover the whole domain of human
aspirations and human desire ? Thus they form the content of
self exploration.
Process of self exploration
1. It is a process of dialogue – between me and you, to begin
with. It soon becomes a dialogue within your own self .
2. It is a process of dialog between what I am and my
Natural Acceptance or what I really want to be.
3. It is a process of Self-exploration, Self-investigation
→ Self-evaluation.
4. It is a process of knowing oneself and through the self,
knowing Nature and the entire existence.
5. It is a process of recognizing one's relationship with every
unit in nature/existence; and fulfilling that relationship.
6. It is a process of knowing Human Conduct and living
according to it.
7. It is a process of living in harmony in oneself, living in
harmony with others…living in harmony with entire
existence
PROCESS OF SELF EXPLORATION
Being a keen observer
Focusing on strong emotions
Chasing strong emotions
Identifying core values and beliefs
Knowing line of demarcation and
responsibility
Purpose of self exploration
• It is a process of dialogue between “what you are” and
“what you really want to be”
• It is a process of self evaluation through self
Investigation
• Process of knowing oneself and through that
understanding entire existence.
• Process of recognizing relationship with every unit in
existence.
• Process of knowing human conduct, human character &
living accordingly.
• Process of being in harmony with oneself and with entire
existence.
• Process of knowing innateness, & moving towards self
organization & self expression.
mechaniSM OF SELF EXPLORATIon
Natural acceptance and
experiential validation
1. NATURAL ACCEPTANCE
Natural Acceptance Experiential Validation
Given independent Under the given
choice, what is circumstances, what
acceptable one ends up accepting
naturally
Peer pressure,
Natural Acceptance conditioning
Sensation
Acceptance
E.g.
E.g. Sometimes relationship,
Relationship sometimes opposition
Food for health Sometimes food for
Mobile for health, sometimes food
communication for taste
Sometimes for
communication,
sometimes for respect,
show-off
Natural acceptance implies unconditional and total
acceptance of the self, people and environment.
It also refers to the absence of any exception from others.
Once we fully and truly commit ourselves on the basis of
natural acceptance, we feel a holistic sense of inner harmony,
tranquility and fulfillment.
2. EXPERIENTIAL VALIDATION:
Experiential validation is a process that infuses direct
experience with the learning environment and content.
It may be regarded as a philosophy and methodology in
which the direct experience and focused reflection of the
individual helps to increase knowledge, develop skill and
clarify values.
Self exploration takes place in the self and not the body.
