Who do you think you are?

From the beginning of time man tried to seek the answer. Throughout our life we build an identity and we think that this is what we are. Our consciousness creates a personality, the way we behave, and erroneously perceive this personality as being us. This concept was explored lately at the Centre.

We forget that our consciousness is only part of a universal consciousness and we are all interconnected in a network. No one is totally independent in his thoughts and actions as these are influenced by our surroundings and other circumstances and beings.

So when one is experiencing a problem, it (the problem itself) is due to many factors often beyond our control. This fact should relieve us from thinking that we are totally responsible for any problem we might have as this was created through a whole dynamic of events. This is a very practical and important factor to remember.

If we, on the other hand, take it on ourselves to solve the problem we will be trapped in our own belief that we are the only ones that can or should untangle the matter. We would limit ourselves from tapping into higher consciousnesses for receiving aid thus stressing ourselves unnecessarily in shutting up our energetic aura.

And likewise when we have some successes it is not all due to our own efforts either, as it is the result of various happenings and other people’s interventions too.

By now you could realise that what we think we are – we’re not…or perhaps it is only our ego playing games.

Understanding this will enhance our life as we feel supported by the universe in what we do and experience. We are not alone when confronted by some challenges as the realisation of our interconnectedness will relieve the weight for the need to solely sort an issue. By surrendering into the process of life we will be inspired to do the right thing in its due course.

Osho explained it very well when he said, ‘All life is of the Whole. If you are trying to live on your own, you are simply being stupid. It is as if a leaf on a tree is trying to live on its own — not only that, but fighting the tree; fighting other leaves, fighting the roots, thinking that those are all inimical to him. We are just leaves on a tree, a great tree — call it ‘God’, or ‘the Whole’, or you name it, but we are small leaves on an infinite tree of life. There is no need to fight. The only way to come home is to surrender.

So, to the question for knowing who we are the answer is that we are part of a network of consciousnesses and any identity we think we have is only skin deep.

No one is an island and we all need each other to live harmoniously……and healthily.

Article and Photo by Mary Attard