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Mar 25, 2019
"Nearer to us than breathing." --Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
Jacob Needleman: I Am Not I
Among the great questions of the human heart, none is more central than the question, "Who am I?" And among the great answers of the human spirit, none is more central than the experience of "I Am." In fact, in the course of an intensely lived human life--a normal human life filled with the search for Truth--this question and this answer eventually run parallel to each other, coming closer and closer together until the question becomes the answer and the answer becomes the question.
BE THE CHANGE
Needleman describes "the call of I Am, the uniquely universal Self, the Purusha consciousness within every human being, the true source of love and understanding," saying it is both deep within us and close to the surface. Take a moment today and every day this week to listen for that call.
