The Higher Self

The Nature of the Absolute

Before the worlds were formed all things were One in the Field of All Possibilities. The Unmanifested One is the Knower in the Field of All Possibilities. The Unmanifested One is Absolute Reality. That is to say that The Unmanifested One is the Knower and the Source in all the Fields and the Ultimate Reality behind all other realities, the source of all.

The Unmanifested One is the Higher Self of Our One Creator. Our One Creator is The Great Transcendental Being from whom all beings have their origin. The Higher Self of each being is a spark of the Unmanifested One. In this way the Unmanifested One is the source of all beings.

Symbols of The Unmanifested One and The Higher Self

OM is the symbol of the Unmanifested One, our One Creator. The Unmanifested One is associated with the sixth chakra above the head and the Higher Self. The OM symbol is the native symbol of the Higher Self. The Sixth Chakra above the head is the Chakra of the Higher Self.

(Above)
Unmanifested One
Life- Happiness
Higher Self
Unmanifested or Invisible Light
Sixth Chakra Above the Head

(Below)
A-U-M A- Acting Body-Seven Bodily Systems-Five Senses
U- Thinking Body-Seven Auras-Five Pranas
M- Feeling Body-12 Chakras (7 Governing, 5 Conceptual) Transcendental Heart

OM is The Transcendental heart in all the Fields of Creation. The Five Fields of Creation are known as the Five Koshas or Sheaths of Our One Creator.

The Unmanifested One, Our One Creator- Higher Self- Atman

Anandamaya Kosha- The I AM THAT I AM- Will- Bliss
Vijnanamya Kosha- Radharani and Krishna- Spirit- Wisdom
Pranamaya Kosha- Uma and Brahman- Soul- Life Force Energy
Manamaya Kosha- Yasodhara and Buddha- Mind- Mental
Annamaya Kosha- Mary and Jesus- Astral Body- Physical

The Unmanifested One is the knower in the five fields. The five fields are the field of the Will, the field of the Spirit, the field of the Soul, the field of the Mind, the field of the Body. The Unmanifested One, Our One Creator is the knower in all the fields of Creation. (Compare with Chapter 13 of The Bhagavad Gita)

Secondary Symbol of the Higher Self

The Unmanifested One is nameless, formless, the highest nature, and the Absolute. The One Creator although nameless and formless is sometimes called The Tao (pronounced Dow). The Tao is without beginning or end, is never born and never dies. The Tao is One in all yet seems to be many, in everything yet independent, changeless, the Supreme Abode, Nirvana or Absolute Self.

The nature of the Absolute is also represented in the Tai-chi T'u or Yin Yang Symbol. The Tai-chi T'u is the native symbol of the Crown Chakra. The Tai-chi T'u symbol is the secondary symbol that represents the Higher Self. In The Tai-chi T'u, The Circle is the symbol of the unity of all Life, the Field of All Possibilities, The Unmanifested One. Within the Circle of the Unmanifested are the Five Elements represented by the line joining the two halves, The Two Halves and the Dots within the Two Halves. Five parts all together showing the relative nature of manifestation in all the fields.

Within the circle are the possibilities of duality which are Yin and Yang. Yin is represented by the black Yang is represented by the white. Because Yin and Yang are the possibilities of duality they each have a spot of their opposites within them. The Two Halves, Yin and Yang are equal and opposite and always joined together by the attractive zone between them. In this way they are always balanced and their union is always connected with the Circle of the Unmanifested One. Yin (The Conceptual) spins inward to become Yang (the Governing) and Yang (The Governing) spins outward to become Yin (The Conceptual). Thus is the Nature of the Field of all Possibilities.

It is from this Field of all possibilities, known as the Non Being or Absolute Self, that the individual self has it origin. This Yin/Yang Symbol has many layers of meaning. One level of meaning is as follows.

Within the Circle (Brain) of the Unmanifested One are the five distinct possibilities.

The first possibility is the curved line between the two halves (Mid- Brain, Corpus Callosum) and its connection to the circle of the Unmanifested One.
The second part is the Yin- (Black, Right Brain).
The third part is the Yang- (White, Left Brain).
The fourth part is the white spot in the yin side. It represents the right brain controlling the nerve system on the left side of the body. Because of this, the left side of the body is considered to be yin.
The black dot in the yang side represents the left brain controlling the right side of the body. Because of this the right side of the body is considered the yang

Symbol of the God and The Crown Chakra

Tai-chi T'u

Anatomical Aspects

(Above)
Unmanifested One
Higher Self
Life- Happiness
Invisible Light
Sixth Chakra Above the Head

(Below)
God
Crown Chakra
Pineal Gland
Brain and Nerve System

Note: The Tai-chi T'u symbol appears in both a counterclockwise and a clockwise versions.

The counterclockwise version (Yinward Flow) is for clearing. When you clear, energizing happens automatically.
The clockwise version (Yangward Flow) is for energizing. When you energize, clearing happens automatically.

The Nature of The Higher Self

The Source of the Ki-Rays is an unmanifested unity in the field of all possibilities. The Source of the Ki-Rays (Ray-Ki, Reiki) has no name or form, yet in ancient times it was called the Tao. Tao means "The Way" of Life guided by the Highest Source. In other words, the essence of life guided by the Highest Source.

"The Book of the Tao" and "The Tao Teh Ching" are two excellent translations of the at least 2500 year old texts on the nature of the Tao. You won't find the word Reiki in them but you will find the ancient word for the same process which is "The Tao".

Scriptural Cross- References

From: The Book of Tao translated by Frank J. MacHovec

Out of Tao comes Unity; out of Unity comes two; from two comes three; from three all things come. (Sutra 42)

Twelve spokes unite at the hub but the ultimate use of the wheel depends on the part where nothing exists.
Clay is molded into a vessel but the ultimate use of the vessel depends upon the part where nothing exists. (Sutra 11)

Divide the Unity; the parts become as tools. In the hands of the truly wise they become the means to an end, but never ends in themselves. (Sutra 28)

Tao is an endless circle, ever returning; serenity is its ultimate function; everything rises from existence; existence rises from non-existence. (Sutra 40)

From: The Tao Teh Ching translated by Gia-Fu Feng and Jane English

The Tao described in words is not the real Tao; Words cannot describe it. Nameless it is the source of creation; named it is the mother of all things. (Sutra 1)

There is something mysterious, without beginning, without end, that existed before the heavens and earth. Unmoving; infinite; standing alone; never changing. It is everywhere and it is inexhaustible. It is the mother of all. I do not know its name. If I must name it I call it Tao and I hail it as supreme.( Sutra 1)

Without beginning, without end, infinite, indefinable. It is the form of the formless; it is existence in nonexistence; it is the greatest mystery. Meet it and it has no face; follow it and it has no back. Hold close to the ancient Tao and be master of your present existence. Knowing the present you mirror the past. This is the clue to Tao. (Sutra 14)

Great accomplishment seems imperfect, yet it does not outlive its usefulness. Great fullness seems empty, yet it cannot be exhausted. Great straightness seems twisted. Great intelligence seems stupid. Great eloquence seems awkward. Movement overcomes cold. Stillness overcomes heat. Stillness and tranquillity set things in order in the universe. (Sutra 45)

From: The Bhagavad Gita translated by Juan Mascaro

All this visible universe comes from my invisible Being. All beings have their rest in me, but I have not my rest in them. (Ch.9:4)

From: The Bible

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth (universe). Now the earth (universe) was formless and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said let there be light and there was light.