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higher self

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noun

  1. a person's spiritual self, as the focus of many meditation techniques, as opposed to the physical body

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Another participant said she felt that her higher self had been with her all along, and was still with her.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2023

And since my higher self knows this, I needed to keep numbing myself in a vicious circle to blot out this truth.

From Salon • Sep. 10, 2022

The adult could be left with lower self esteem and higher self doubt, Waichler says.

From Washington Post • Jul. 13, 2022

Your higher self always knows what you’re unconsciously saying.”

From Fox News • Aug. 20, 2020

I can tease out this 'secret’ natural relationship between a note and its higher self by illustrating the magic of musical pitch.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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