Who are you - must read

We identify ourselves with names and functions that we taken on in each form as the Accountant, the mother , sister, girlfriend, etc.
But what is common in all these forms?  The person you.


Lets examine the person you. Starting from your physical body.
Presumably you have two arms , two legs etc. What if I were to cut out one of your limbs. Would you still continue to be you? What if I kept cutting part by part at which point, would you  stop being you? As you contemplate on this further you will come to the intellectual understanding  that the material fabric of all things are the same. called self-inquiry  in which the seeker focuses continuous attention on the I-thought in order to find its source. In the beginning this requires effort, but eventually something deeper than the ego takes over and the mind dissolves in the heart center. For more information, see our page on Self-Inquiry.

According to those who have taken the path; it is said that   suffering ( the root cause of it all) comes from  feelings of separateness. This stems from the fact that we are ignorant  of our true self; we have clouded our awareness with conditioning.  We do not see things as they are.
The experience of  seeing things as they truly are is a layered concept.
As you start the path of discovery, the deepness or profoundness of layering (that prevents us from experiencing truth) start to unravel .

Modern physics tell us that  fabric of  the universe is atoms , which reveal to be  empty space with particles of  electron spinning around a nucleus of protons and neutrons.   Taking us further now we come to know that these particles are themselves not solid, but  waves  of  energy.
Are you with me so far?" As you break down the name and forms you come to realize that  every thing  is ultimately only a name and form superimposed on the  fabric of the universe. On one reality.  We make the mistake  of thinking that there are things and there is a separate you and me.   Contemplate on this and come to experience truth.


Is it making sense? The subject is very subtle and requires the subtle intellect.. Intellect that is used to gather  knowledge that can be scientifically analyzed and evaluated is considered gross intellect.  It encompasses your general knowledge and understanding of objects and events around you. Subtle intellect inquires with wisdom. It is the pursuit of things that are hidden at first.

Eg.. As “ you” observe your breath… “you”  become intensely aware of  the act of witnessing  breath.  As you settle deeper into meditation “you”  feel  a the presence of an observer.  Are you the observer or the observed?  . This type of inquiry can’t be done with gross intellect and requires a sharpened  subtle intellect.