What is Self-realization and how does it manifest in ones being?
A. (1) Self-realization is the same as God-realization. When unity or at-one-ment has been established between the individual in incarnation and his or her soul, and through the soul with the Monad (in Theosophical terminology) or Spark of God, Self- or God-realization takes place. The soul is then no longer required as the Divine Intermediary and is reabsorbed into the Monad (of which it is the reflection). The Self can then manifest directly through the reflection of its reflection, the physical-plane personality, now totally soul-infused. (2) The manifestation is that of the perfected Master with consciousness and control on all planes of this planet. Maitreya has said: ‘The Self alone matters. You are that Self, an Immortal Being.
