Who Am I?

The mind is a bundle of thoughts. The thoughts arise because there is the thinker. The thinker is the ego. The ego, if sought, will automatically vanish. The ego is the root of all thoughts. It is the ego that raises the thought "I". The mind will subside only by means of the enquiry "Who am I?" The thought "Who am I?", having destroyed all other thoughts, will itself be destroyed in the end. Then there will arise Self-realization.

The Self is that where there is absolutely no "I" thought. That is called "Silence". The Self itself is the world; the Self itself is "I"; the Self itself is God; all is Siva, the Self.

The method to be adopted is concentration on the "I" thought. When other thoughts arise, one should not pursue them, but should ask: "To whom do they arise?" It does not matter how many thoughts arise. As each thought arises, one should inquire with diligence, "To whom has this thought arisen?" The answer that would emerge would be "To me". Thereupon if one inquires "Who am I?", the mind will go back to its source; and the thought that arose will become quiescent. With repeated practice in this manner, the mind will develop the skill to stay in its source.

The mind is nothing but a bundle of thoughts. The thoughts arise because there is the thinker. The thinker is the ego. The ego, if sought, will automatically vanish. The ego is the root of all thoughts. It is the ego that raises the thought "I". The mind will subside only by means of the enquiry "Who am I?" The thought "Who am I?", having destroyed all other thoughts, will itself be destroyed in the end. Then there will arise Self-realization.

The Self is that where there is absolutely no "I" thought. That is called "Silence". The Self itself is the world; the Self itself is "I"; the Self itself is God; all is Siva, the Self.