Consciousness and its Variants with an Emphasis on the Informative Teachings of Imam Ali

Today, due to the common tendency of most human societies towards living in disparities, contradictions, confusion and worries, it is necessary for every individual to have self-consciousness about themselves as consistent, common, balanced and firmed beings formed according to the divine nature. There are, however, a few obstacles in this way such as lack of a shared cause and moving in a direction other than what human identity has been based on, negligence and oblivion and even moving in the opposite direction to the extent that their lives get controlled by evil tendencies and forces in a way that they consider everything except their unique nature "their Selves" and form all their efforts and goals around it. Therefore, the discussion of consciousness and its variants is discussion of human awareness of himself in all moments and levels. Also in this type of self-awareness we speak of a person who not only is capable of knowing his own being but in an ongoing efforts can distinguish myth and falsehood from fact and reality and in a clear and realistic view will catch a real and factual understanding of all phenomena and the way he should react appropriately towards them.