That Which You Call ‘I Am’ – Whose Am-ness Is That?

First confirm that that which you call 'I am' is who I am. Whose am-ness is that? Who's that? Who is that? Who is here? And if you don't know, don't you feel like that question must take dominance over every other question you're trying to resolve? Are you willing to let just some mysterious presence be within you and say, 'I don't know, let me go about my life'? That sounds super absurd to me, that there is a presence 'I am' that is apparent to all of us, isn't it?

Those of you who are really new to Satsang, we can talk about it in a moment, but I'm talking to most of you where it is undeniable: I am. Yes or no? Now, either the mind has succeeded in convincing you that that presence belongs to a body and is under the service of the mind, or you recognize that that presence is unlimited. It is beyond boundary, beyond birth and death. Which is it? So, which is it? We must confirm these things. We cannot be half-hearted about this stuff anymore. Who is living here? How can any other thing be important?

So, without you confirming this, the flip that I want you to make is not going to happen. When you are still in doubt, it is not going to happen. So first you have to confirm that it is God's presence, it is God's light, it is a higher being than you can ever imagine. And I am already claiming it for you; I'm already making the claim on your behalf. You have to follow with full faith and explore this for yourself because without faith you cannot even explore it. You will put it in a construct which is too limited.

So a voice that you trust, that you call Father, is making the claim for you. And if you're unwilling to follow that with faith, then there is no point saying Father. Then we are just coffee table friends, chai shop buddies at best. But if you say Guru or Father, and your Guru is telling you that it is God's Self which you call 'my presence,' then that should be the center of your exploration. No other problem in the world is worth resolving as much as this is. So drop your attachment to other things in the world which are going to die soon and get to the confirmation of the eternal existence within you.