I think it is appropriate to say that we should worship the Atman (true self) that resides within us. We will cherish this important and sacred Atman.

This Atman is also the universe. There is a universe within the chest.

This is something that is often said in spiritual and yoga practices, but I had not realized it until now. When I heard that there was an Atman within the chest, or that the Atman in the chest was the universe, I thought, "Maybe," but now I think, "Indeed, this is the universe."

Looking back, I think I had this feeling as a child, but after a long period of being surrounded by a negative environment and experiencing difficult events, I gradually lost this feeling and became a victim of energy vampires. It seems that people with high energy are easy targets for those around them, so it is important to be careful.

This Atman that resides within the chest is delicate, and therefore, it needs to be protected. If the expression "worship" is not problematic, it is fine to say that, or simply to say that we should cherish it. In any case, it is important to maintain the attitude of protecting this sacred feeling within the chest.

Perhaps some people are born with this feeling, while others are not. Those who are born with it may take it for granted, but I think there are also people who are born without this sacred feeling. For those who do not have this feeling, or who have lost it during their lives, discovering the Atman is equivalent to discovering God in life.

The saying that "God is not outside, but within" is often heard, and it is literally true. It is not a metaphor, but it is literally true that the Atman resides within us.

When I meditate, a pressure like air (what is called prana) appears in the Sahasrara chakra, and this air flows along the axis of the body, passing through the slightly narrower throat, and smoothly enters the small room within the heart (chest) where the Atman resides. This can be called an aura, or light. I think the Atman that resides within the chest is taking in prana (as yoga says).

As the Atman repeatedly takes in prana, the light gradually becomes stronger, and a soft aura spreads around the heart in the chest. The aura radiates like light, sometimes with a slight warmth, and I feel the Atman becoming more energetic.

A feeling arises that we do not want to do anything that the Atman dislikes.

It is often said in spiritual and yoga teachings that "the body is a sacred place where God dwells," but this is also literally true, and I now understand that. Therefore, I feel that I do not want to do anything that the sacred Atman dislikes (as the physical body).

As I meditate, my conscious mind gradually ascends to a higher dimension, but even so, there is still a distance between my conscious mind and the Atman itself, and the feeling of wanting to worship the Atman remains in my conscious mind.

It starts from a relatively low level of consciousness (what is called jiva), but from there, it connects with something like a higher self within the chest, and the level of consciousness has somewhat increased. However, the Atman that appears here is even more on a higher dimension, and even from my conscious mind, which has ascended somewhat, it seems to be something sacred enough to be the object of worship.

This is not something that is explicitly stated in any doctrine. I have read such things in scriptures and spiritual books, but I thought, "Maybe," but now I have come to think, "Ah, that was true." Faith is necessary to some extent, but blind faith is not good, and it is important to maintain an attitude of suspending judgment for things that we do not understand. This was one of those things, but I have now come to understand that it is literally true.