Know Thyself

Know thyself. Many people have heard this statement, (infact it was in the movie 'The Matrix') but few have taken the time to really understand it. What does it mean? 'Know Thyself' was written above the Delphic oracle in ancient Greece and has been talked about in many a philosophy. Just an interesting sidenote, 'philosophy' comes from two words 'philo' and 'sophia' meaning 'Love' and 'Wisdom' respectively in Greek. Love and Wisdom is needed to know thyself, infact they are vital. They give 'intimacy', or as the Guru Pitka said in the movie 'The Love Guru', 'into-me-I-see'. This is what self knowledge is all about - 'into-me-I-see'. When we have self knowledge we will know ourselves better than we ever thought possible. We will know ourselves as a being of Love. We will know the unwholesome parts of ourselves, as well. This is important. If we are an a--hole, we need to know we are an a--hole. We can't keep going around and treating others mean and with disrespect. As Ben Lee said 'We are all in this together'. We are a human Family. We should carefully look at the way we treat other people. This will reveal self knowledge also, and we must always treat others with respect. Respect comes from the Heart and Soul - you feel happy when you respect others (-this is important for self knowledge). Continuing on from our previous comment, Happiness is a side 'benefit' from self knowledge. The more self knowledge you have, the Happier you will be. This brings us to another point - your Soul will send you signals by making you unhappy or depressed until you find out what your Soul wants you to do or find out.
Know Thyself is not just about knowing what's inside you, it's also energetic (meaning energy) - everyone has felt energy at some point. This is an important step in becoming psychic, which is an important step in more 'Self' knowledge - the Greater Self, this time. (You can only EXPERIENCE the Greater Self) This awareness of energy is vital in your progress.
Jesus had this awareness when He felt healing virtues come from Him when a lady touched His robes with Faith (Faith means 'Knowing') and he knew what had passed from Him.
Know Thyself - this will also reveal your delusion and craziness.
It has been said - "Once you've finished studying yourself - study yourself!" I hope this gives you food for thought.