All of us have parts of ourselves we don’t particularly like. Often we deny that we even have these qualities, and we suppress them into the unconscious. These are our “Shadows”.  Residing in the unconscious mind, they are able to control us without our knowing. We tend to project these shadows on other people and judge them. In fact, whenever we judge someone else, it is always a part of ourselves we have not accepted that we are projecting on them and judging. The outer world is a reflection of the inner world.

Similarly, because of low self-esteem, we also find it difficult to accept our good qualities, our strengths, our True Awakened Nature and our own Divinity. Too often these parts of us are denied, suppressed into the unconscious and become shadows, shadows of light. We project these bright shadows on our spiritual teachers and people we admire. We say, “They are wonderful, not me. They are Awakened, not me. They are One with Divine, not me”… etc. It's time to take back your power & reclaim your God-Self!