Who Am I or the Quest of Identity has been explored by philosphers, psychologists, scientists and spiritual seekers. The answers come by remaing inquisitive and open. Thoughts about who I am arise in my mind. When my mind is not clear, steady and closed, my understanding of myself is also a reflection of my mind.When my mind is rigid, closed, and narrow my understanding of myself is a reflection of my mind.I have been practicing meditation for quite some time which has helped me not to be blindly and rigidlly attached to orto be stuck with my restricted thoughts and ideas and beliefs. I have come to relaize that I have a body and I am not a body, I have a mind and I am not a mind, and I have a desire and I am not a desire, I have an emotion but I am not an emotion. This understanding of myself helps me to differentiate between the phonomenal self and transcedental self. The phenominal self is characterized by limiting, fragmented,and divisive ways of thinking, emoting and acting. The transendental self is charcterized by going beyond the conditioned mind and fragmented self , merging into wholeness, oneness and harmony. And this is an ongoing pilgrimage for me. I remeber what my dad used to tell me, "Hasten slowly my child!" and these words coming from an enlightened loving dad have been guiding me on my path.
May we continue our life joueney by expanding our consciousness to receive Divine Grace for healing wounds created by fragmented and divided self!
Namaste!
Jagdish P Dave
On Sep 1, 2018 Jagdish P Dave wrote :
Who Am I or the Quest of Identity has been explored by philosphers, psychologists, scientists and spiritual seekers. The answers come by remaing inquisitive and open. Thoughts about who I am arise in my mind. When my mind is not clear, steady and closed, my understanding of myself is also a reflection of my mind.When my mind is rigid, closed, and narrow my understanding of myself is a reflection of my mind.I have been practicing meditation for quite some time which has helped me not to be blindly and rigidlly attached to orto be stuck with my restricted thoughts and ideas and beliefs. I have come to relaize that I have a body and I am not a body, I have a mind and I am not a mind, and I have a desire and I am not a desire, I have an emotion but I am not an emotion. This understanding of myself helps me to differentiate between the phonomenal self and transcedental self. The phenominal self is characterized by limiting, fragmented,and divisive ways of thinking, emoting and acting. The transendental self is charcterized by going beyond the conditioned mind and fragmented self , merging into wholeness, oneness and harmony. And this is an ongoing pilgrimage for me. I remeber what my dad used to tell me, "Hasten slowly my child!" and these words coming from an enlightened loving dad have been guiding me on my path.
May we continue our life joueney by expanding our consciousness to receive Divine Grace for healing wounds created by fragmented and divided self!
Namaste!
Jagdish P Dave