Awareness “Always Be Aware!”
Defining Awareness
To be aware is to know what is happening in the moment, in the world outside and inside.
- What is happening around you?
- How does your body feel right now?
- Are you aware of the noise that is happening around you?
- What are you thinking at this very moment?
- What are you feeling right now?
- Could you detect any levels of stress?
A lot of us believe that being aware simply means having your eyes open and avoiding tripping over furniture. But, it's more than that.
This article explores what it means to develop Self‑Awareness and how doing so can transform the quality of your life.
Awareness In Depth
Developing awareness is about developing sensitivity to the finer textures of each passing moment. It is the ability to notice the subtler thoughts, sensations, and reactions that normally slip by unnoticed.
Most of us only ever notice what screams the loudest. Up until this sentence, were you aware of the subtle sensation at the crown of your head? Were you aware of the slight tension lingering in your jaw? Or the quiet background worry that has been steadily draining your battery for the past fortnight?
Probably not.
And that isn't because you are careless; Our attention is almost always saved for immediate priorities and daily emergencies, rather than the mundane details of the present moment.
But if you desire to change your life, you have to develop Self-Awareness.
Without Self-Awareness, you won't be aware of what needs to change.
Stillness: The Gateway to Self-Awareness
When your mind is full of thoughts, you lose the ability to see what is standing right in front of you. You miss the birds chirping in the morning breeze, you miss the quiet intuition nudging you toward your true path, and you completely miss the signals your body is desperately sending you.
Like trying to hear a whisper inside a nightclub, it's impossible to develop awareness with an overloaded mind.
That is why the real gateway to awareness is Stillness.
Stillness is about learning to turn down the internal volume of thoughts and emotions. Through the practice of meditation, you give the mind permission to put down its heavy luggage.
As you develop inner stillness, your awareness expands in degrees:
- You begin to catch the subtle stirrings of Unstillness within‑the tiny sparks of irritation before they ignite into full-blown anger.
- You start recognizing the exact beliefs and fears causing your distress, rather than blindly blaming the outside world.
- You finally experience the profound relief of the present moment‑a space naturally free from borrowed anxiety and external stimulus.
With Stillness comes true Self‑Knowing.
By simply stepping back and observing the machinery of your mind without constantly tinkering with it, you finally see why certain experiences trigger unhappiness and how your internal reactions were pulling the strings all along.
The quieter the lake of the mind becomes,
the clearer the reflection of The Self.
Path Of Creator
The more you develop Self‑Awareness, the sharper your internal radar becomes. You begin to clearly register the physical sensations moving across the body and the thoughts and emotions that rise, peak, and dissolve like waves against a shore.
Over time, you uncover the seamless conversation running between the different dimensions of The Self‑how a sudden mental judgment instantly triggers a wave of emotion, which manifests as tension on the body.
Some believe that practising meditation is about maintaining a zen-like calm. In reality, when newcomers first sit down to practice Stillness, chaos is part of the experience.
Do not be discouraged by this:
See chaos as part of the reward!
The chaos had always been there; you were simply moving too fast to notice the noise. By slowling down, you become aware of the commotion inside. This does not mean you have failed. It means you have just succeeded in developing Self‑Awareness.
If you had experienced no chaos. Then that's good too. It's nice to have a relaxing moment before the chaos knocks on your door.
It is a quite a shame that so many abandon meditation at the exact moment they begin making real progress, fooled by the illusion that seeing the mess means they are doing it wrong.
Realizing your mind is behaving like a frantic monkey in a crowded room should be celebrated as a victory of Self‑Knowing because you cannot clean up a messy house until you finally flip on the lights.
Bringing Awareness into Daily Life
Like meditation, developing self-awareness in everyday life will inevitably expose you to the inner chaos.
As you gain access to deeper layers of the mind, you begin tuning into subtle, abstract thoughts, untangling core desires, and hearing the quiet guidance of intuition.
You will discover countless voices waiting to be heard—alongside fresh creativity and the deeper call of your purpose.
Again, do not mistake this discovery for backward progress.
Living as the Creator means stepping out of the passenger seat and finally recognizing how every layer of your experience fits together. That requires uncovering all the background processes of the mind—even when it means discovering trash hidden in the darkest corners.
Always be aware of dark corners!
