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Who Am I?
A question that is often asked is Who Am I? Are you your thoughts? Are you your emotions? For example, some people identify with being a happy person. In life I find that we love to have an identity, something to really cling to. For example you may identify as being:
• A good son or daughter
• Being rich or famous
• Being good at your job
• Attractive to the opposite sex
• A hard worker
• Considerate to others
• Physically fit or good looking
• Good in bed
The question is, are any of these things or identities really you? In modern day society, a lot of people find it very difficult to be themselves. They are constantly trying to project an image to society of how they wish to be perceived. For example:
• At school you may want to be perceived as being intelligent by you peers and as a result don't ask any questions in class
• A lot of men's self-worth is derived from being a good "breadwinner". So they feel great when they are working and lousy when they are unemployed.
• For women, a lot of their self worth is tied to being physically attractive or "skinny". What happens as they get older and their looks begin to fade?
• When people move into their adulthood, they often want to be thought of in a positive light by friends and family, often comparing themselves with others.
What if I was to say that you are none of these things that you identify with? What if I was to say that you are just you! And your response may be "Of course I know that I'm, me". But do you really? If you did, then you wouldn't let yourself get worried about all of these identities that you have created for yourself. The number 1 quality of the mind is to know! Let me explain.
True Nature Of Mind
Imagine that your mind is like the sky? Open, blue and never changing. Your thoughts and your emotions are like the clouds. They are constantly changing. One day it is clear, then next day it is overcast. Everyday, the clouds are different right. How can our mind be something that is constantly changing?
The problem is that we often mistake our mind for our thoughts and our emotions. One moment we are up, the next moment we are down. Literally thousands of thoughts will occupy our minds every day. How on earth is this really you? It is endless. We need something more solid? We need the sky.
Imagine the freedom than can come, when you can truly recognise the true nature of your mind. They call it the "knowing quality of mind". Where you just know. And through doing this, you will learn not to over analyse situations in life. Why? Because you will realise that it is pointless to do so. We only have anxiety/ depression or worry because we haven't recognised our true nature of mind as yet. I recognise that this is a very broad concept and you will require a concrete example. This is what we'll do now.
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