The Chart of Your Divine Self illustrates your vast spiritual potential. It is a portrait of you and the God within you.

The upper figure, known as the "I AM Presence," represents the Ultimate Truth (Reality)--the Spirit of God, or Paramatman--individualized for each of us. The "I AM Presence" is surrounded by seven concentric spheres of spiritual energy, which contain the record of the good works we have performed throughout all our incarnations.

The middle figure represents your Higher Self-our inner guru, dearest friend and voice of conscience.The middle figure acts as a mediator between God and the evolving soul below. The middle figure acts as a mediator between God and the soul. In this illustration, the Higher Self is depicted to be like Guru Nanak, the Sadguru, for each of us has the potential to embody here and now the essential attributes of our divine friend.

The shaft of white light descending from the heart of the upper figure to the lower figure is the crystal cord, which ties us to Spirit and nourishes the divine spark within. The divine spark abides in what the Sri Guru Granth Sahib speaks of as "Sach Khand," the secret chamber of the heart

The lower figure represents you on the spiritual path, surrounded by the protective white light of God and the purifying violet flame, the high-frequency spiritual energy that transforms negative karma into positive and loving energy. The purpose of your soul's evolution on earth is to grow in self-mastery, balance your karma, become one with your Higher Self and fulfill your unique divine plan (dharma) so that you can attain moksha, your ultimate liberation through union with God in the Eternal Now.