Know thy Self - our True identity

08/06/2026

The practice
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The observer is not a separate person observing experience.

Thoughts, emotions, and perceptions are known objects.

The true "I" is the knowingness in which they appear.

What you are cannot be objectified or verbalised because it is the knower itself.

In deep enquiry, the distinction between observer, observed, and observing begins to dissolve.

What I am not can be known and described.

What I am is the Knowing itself, prior to all descriptions.

Wait till the witness eventually dissolves as a separate standpoint. What remains is not a witness watching objects, but non-dual knowing where Knower, Knowing, and Known are one.

Hence, the Self-enquiry (swadhaaye) may begin as Sakshi Bhav (witnessing), but it culminates beyond the witness.

Rupert uses the example, when unhappiness arises, we usually look outward for its cause—a person, a situation, or a circumstance.

He points us in another direction: instead of asking, "Why am I unhappy?"
Ask, "Who is the 'I' that is unhappy?"

Thoughts are known. Feelings are known. Sensations are known.
Yet that which knows them remains unchanged.

As attention turns from the objects of perception and experience to the Knowing presence itself, we begin to discover that peace is not something acquired from the world. It is the very nature of our Being.

Self-enquiry is not about finding a better version of ourselves. It is the recognition that what we truly are has never been disturbed by any experience.

The journey begins with the witness and ends when the witness, the witnessed, and the act of witnessing are seen to be ONE.

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A woman is trying to understand the process of self enquiry (findin...

05/06/2026

What I am NOT can be known and/or described. What I truly AM can neither be known as an object nor verbalised, for it is the Knower itself.

31/05/2026

The power of NOW quietens the hold of memory. Letting go of intellectual knowledge opens the doorway to Beingness.

28/05/2026

Paradoxes of Life
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The more we chase it, the more it runs away.

The harder we try to “get” to it, the further it seems.

The more we try to grasp it, the more it slips.

The more you try to avoid something or stay away from it, the more it gets attracted to you.

What is this play?

Like Maiya Yashoda trying to tie Krishna with rope — every attempt falls short. But when she gives up and settles down, then Krishna comes to her by himself.

Seekers continue to try to see the Seer.
Catch the Catcher.
Know the Knower.

When we open our eyes, then the world appears.
When we close them, it disappears from experience.

Yet deeper inquiry whispers: Who is this “me”?
The witness seems to observe thoughts, feelings, body and world.
But even the witness is only a pointer.
For pure Awareness is not something seen, held, achieved, or reached.

The paradox deepens:
We act, yet something in us remains untouched.
We love deeply, yet freedom remains.
The world appears, yet Reality itself never comes or goes.

Perhaps many spiritual paradoxes are not contradictions at all...born out of mixing standpoints.

Perhaps one can't get to it, for it has to get to you.

Perhaps in letting go, is finding.

Perhaps, what slips away is not distant… only impossible to grasp as an object.

Perhaps what we seek cannot be held, because it is what is already present.

The mind asks: "How do I reach It?”

And silence replies:
You cannot get to That which is never away.

Hence the statement, what you seek is what is seeking.

Levels of Reality (or Perception):
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Transactional (Vyavaharik) -
Daily life, relationships, karma, world - the sun rises and sets everyday

Apparent / imagined (Pratabhasik) -
Dream, illusion, rope-snake - maybe the sun doesn't rise or set, we could be moving.

Absolute (Paramarthik) - pure Awareness - there is no rising or setting, movement of anything.

Correcting our standpoints:
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Body standpoint (Deha Buddhi) -
“I open my eyes and see the world.”

Witness standpoint (Jiva Buddhya) -
“The world appears in awareness; I witness thoughts and perceptions.”

Absolute standpoint ((Atma Buddhya) -
“No separate witness or witnessed or act of Witnessing — only Awareness.”

Hanuman Ji expresses it beautifully to Lord Shree Rama:
Deha-buddhya tu daso'smi — From the standpoint of the body, 'I am Your servant".

Jiva-buddhya tvad-amsakaḥ — From the standpoint of the individual being, "I am a part of You".

Atma-buddhya tvam eaham — From the standpoint of the Self, "You and I are one".

Where's your stand point right now?

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25/05/2026

What does it mean?

It is a pointer toward awakening to our true nature — recognising what we already are.

All experiences and perceptions — gross (physical sensations), subtle (thoughts, feelings, emotions), and causal (the sense of individual existence or “I am”) — whether pleasant or painful, are known only because of the ever-present light of Awareness.

TUM HO TOH SAB HAI — the key is TUM (You), the source because of which SAB (everything) appears and is known.

Experiences constantly change, but Awareness does not. Just as objects illumined reveal the presence of light, the changing experiences of life make evident the ever-present light of Awareness.

When the witnessing stance is lost, rather than asking, “Why is this happening to me?”, enquire:
“What is this moment revealing to me?” or “What attachment, fear, or identification is being shown?”

Even difficult situations can become opportunities for recognition — reminders to return to the Witness and to see what remains unchanged amidst change.

Regular meditation and Naam Japa quieten mental agitation and cultivate alertness (sajakta), helping recognition arise more quickly. Thoughts and sensations are seen as appearances in awareness rather than as identity itself.

As remembrance deepens, identification with the doer or enjoyer (bhokta) weakens, and one increasingly abides in one’s nature as Sat-Chit-Ananda.

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18/05/2026

If analysis of a dream arises, be aware that it is happening on its own.
Remain as the Witness… (Pal pal surati sambhal).

17/05/2026

Apparent Reality cannot become Reality. No matter how deeply a dream is analysed, it remains a Dream.

13/05/2026

If effortless Beingness is not clear, then start Witnessing (Sakshi), until Witnessing matures into Beingness.

11/05/2026

I am going to take a rest effortlessly in THAT, as I do every night, but this time with gentleness, more awareness, compassion, appreciation and love.

06/05/2026

Realisation is as simple as...I AM THAT.