The soul that is a real true observer of himself will definitely have the idea of the direction of his inner natural tendencies, feelings and intent. We also get to know the kind of prakruti we have (lower , medium or the best quality) by confronting it. If sadhak wants to progress in life he must clearly see through and acknowledge the level of his prakruti. He definitely knows his own prakruti from incidents and happenings around him either by the grace of god or from any other such incidents.
Pujya Shree Mota
Jivan Pravesh
Edition 2; Page 88.