DAILY GURU

Thursday 10th Of March 2005

Do you sometimes wonder what is beneath what you call your "I"? Do you go through life without ever thinking what is your real essence, and who you really are? By the term "your inner ", I don't mean your personality, character or who you are socially or financially, because these are labels, descriptions of outer personality or what you do for a living.

You can find this inner I. The truth is that you do not have to search for it. It is not something external to be found. You are this "inner I", but instead of looking inside and finding it, you look at the outside world.

This" inner I" is your consciousness, your awareness of being alive and existing. It exists here and now, and you are constantly aware of it without even knowing. It is your inner essence. Some call it the Spirit. The concept of "inner I" is so simple, yet so difficult to convey in words. We use words to describe everything, but here we have limitations. Words are the products of the mind, but this "I" is above the mind, so how can the mind describe something that is above it?
Your "inner I" is not your character or personality. It is not your behavior or habits. It is not your thoughts, feelings or thoughts, yet it is a very real thing.