Who Am I? Meditation by Ramaji

[Spiritual Warrior]

This is one of those books that has truly opened my eyes in a profound way. The book highlights the fact that we as human beings do not need our minds AT ALL in order to operate and as a matter of fact, if we were to completely quiet the minds or what the author likes to call the "I-thought" we will be much happier and much more productive. There is a natural flow to life and our minds tend to want control in areas where there is no control. The name of the game is to drop the "I-thought" back down to the "Heart," which is where it was born. 

When the "I-thought" arises in the brain (and trust me it will), ask it "who are you?" The "I-thought" is now on full display, it is naked and afraid... allow it to answer. Then, you ask it "Where did you come from?" I will give you a hint, it came from the Heart. You then try your best to send the "I-thought" back down to the Heart. If you can keep it down there, you will transcend into a sate of "no-thought" or of "non-abiding awareness" ... But the "I-thought" does not stay in the Heart very easily - it is selfish, it is lazy, it is relentless - it knows that if it stays in the Heart, it will die.. so it will do anything and everything to keep that from happening. 

What an incredible book that highlights a topic that I haven't read about yet. It never occurred to me that human beings can live without this "I-thought" but when I really think about it, my most enjoyable moments through my 30 years of existence here on Earth have been when my mind is completely gone and I am flowing in the present moment, no thoughts are arising. 

Read this book! It is a short read and every page is filled with profound Truths.

Enjoy!