Guest guest Posted January 9, 2003 Report Share Posted January 9, 2003 Q: I begin to ask myself 'Who am I?' and eliminate the body as not 'I' the prana as not 'I' the mind as not 'I' and I am not able to proceed further. M: Well, that is as far as the intellect goes. Your process is only intellectual. Indeed all the scriptures mention the process only to guide the seeker to know the truth. The truth cannot be directly pointed out, hence this intellectual process. you see, the one who eliminates all the 'not-'I' cannot eliminate the 'I'. To say 'I am not this,' or 'I am that.' there must be the 'I'. This 'I' is only the ego or the 'I'-thought. Once the 'I'-thought has arisen, all other thoughts follow. The 'I'-thought is therefore the root -thought. If the root is eliminated all others are uprooted. Ask yourself 'Who am I?' Find its source. Then all these will vanish and the pure Self will remain. The 'I' is always there - there is always the feeling of 'I' otherwise could you deny your existence? The reality of yourself cannot be questioned. The Self is the primal reality. The ordinary person unconsciously takes reality to be their true inner reality plus everything which has come into their consciousness as pertaining to themselves - body,etc.. This they have to unlearn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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