The True Self and The Soul

What is The Self?
In understanding The Perennial Truth, one needs to understand the terminologies and their subtle differences.

The Self as we refer to it, is the Soul, Pure Consciousness, The Witness or The Observer

The Ego-Self or the Individual Self is the True Self. The Self that contains the body, mind and emotional levels of being but without the interference of the Archetypes or personas. The Archetypes refer to the 12 personas of one’s identity that is developed through conditioning in embodiment. 

The source of our pain and suffering stems from the innumerable meanings that our archetypes place on every experience of life. The journey of stepping beyond the pain and suffering of life starts with understanding these 12 archetypes and becoming master of them rather than the personas being master of your state of being.