Svadhyaya:
Sva is a reflexive pronoun in Sanskrit, meaning “one’s own self.” In this context, it refers to the Atman or Soul. Dhyaya means “to contemplate.”
There are two fundamental questions we should ask ourselves on our awakening journey. The first is “What is God?” The second, and perhaps more fundamental of the two is “What am I?” When we ask this question, we are not inquiring about our personalities, those masks we put on and take off like a favorite coat. We are contemplating the core of us: that which animates and gives life to the mind and body, that which we are, the Soul.
Inward-Turning
When we turn inward to contemplate the reality of our existence, there is one eternal constant; we are That, individualized units of pure existence-being. The essence of us is the essence of all life.
Everything we read, study, and absorb should lead us to the answers that bring us face-to-face with the ultimate reality: the truth.
The realization of the Self, removes suffering, setting us free.
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