What does the "I" mean in 'Who Am I' ? - Jan. 16, 2015
Saar (Essence)
Ananta explains that the 'I' is a chameleon-like pointer that shifts from the person to pure awareness, emphasizing that true freedom is being the untouched witness regardless of changing states or emotions.
The 'I' is like a chameleon, depending on what we believe ourselves to be.
Freedom means any state can come and go, but I am the untouched witness.
Your being is not in service to states like bliss; they are in service to your being.
contemplative
Transcript
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Okay, there are some questions. Yes?
So, as we are recognizing 'Who am I?', what does the 'I' mean? Is the 'I' a pointer pointing to some place, or awareness, or a person?
Yes, you put it quite well. So the 'I' is like this chameleon. Depending on what we believe, the 'I' can be the body, the 'I' can be the person, the 'I' can be the sense of being, and the 'I' ultimately can be the absolute pure awareness.
So God says 'I am that I am,' which is 'I' identifying as this pure presence, I am. And you can say 'I am that which is aware even of I am.' What is aware even of I am? That must be awareness itself. So when you say that, you say that this 'I' is pure awareness itself. Actually, from there you don't feel like making too many proclamations also. You don't feel that there's a need to say, 'Oh, I am this.' It doesn't feel like it's anything special.
That's why it's very beautiful, because there are no attributes to this awareness. There are no attributes even to say 'pure,' even to say 'innocent.' All these you feel like they're good words to use, but do not really apply to awareness. And energies like love, peace, joy, bliss—all these are in service to your being, but your being is not in service to them.
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So we must not confuse freedom with a particular state, because this can be a very strong mind trick—that 'I read in a book that freedom means I will be completely blissed out all the time.' If you were blissed out all the time, you would not even know that it is bliss, because you need the contrast to be able to taste the difference. So freedom means any state can come, any state can go, but I see that I am the untouched witness. Yes, I like this pointer. And depending on your belief, you can point the pointer where you like.
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