I get this question often, and want to take a moment to help demystify this term and clear up common misconceptions.
A definition: A Self-Mastered person has mastered his or her Ego-mind to such a degree that the mind acts as a servant, granting the individual empowerment to actualize his or her own divine potential. Self mastery is not about perfectionism; instead, your quest is to be the most perfect you that you can be. What does self mastery mean then? The SELF is the part of you that is eternal and immortal. Many often identify this as their “spirit”. A MASTER is someone who creates masterpieces by breaking it down to smaller parts and perfecting each one individually until the whole is complete.
My Insight: To the vast majority, the topic of spirituality and self-mastery are hocus pocus, something that people with nothing better to do created to pass the time and condescendingly differentiate themselves from the rest. This couldn’t be further from the truth because the very essence of self-mastery is learning to accept one’s flaws and how to connect and be more understanding of other people. The negativity comes from reality that this process is scary, painful, humbling and long! But as we all know, nothing worth having is gained easily.
