http://www.care2.com/greenliving/the-hidden-nature-of-you.html
The Hidden Nature of You
You keep asking who you really are. If you want to know intellectually, then you are pure awareness, the changeless background against which all thoughts occur. This pure awareness is a continuum. It is not broken up by time or space–it just is, ever and always.
When you witness yourself, what you are experiencing is your real nature. This is the key to freedom. Freedom is the experiential knowledge of one’s own nature. You already have elements of this. Many times you definitely seem to be witnessing your body and your environment. You even stand aside from your own thoughts.
Far from radiating silence, most of us radiate hysteria, reflecting the mental turmoil inside. When that inner turmoil subsides, it leaves a space for change to begin. Your mind is quiet by nature, but you have to settle down to realize this. Everything sorts itself out correctly and spontaneously once you become quiet.
In the light of calm, steady self-awareness, a feeling of wholeness will wake up inside you. This wholeness is not a thought of any kind; it is simply your own mind, empty of thought but full of you. You do not have to do anything to reach this state; the process is effortless. You do not even have to consciously let go. A quiet mind is all you need.
It takes repeated dips into silence, in and out every day, for a person to accept that this immense, motionless, eternal state of being is himself. Then the door is open for an experience that truly does transform oneself and the world.
Adapted from Unconditional Life: Discovering the Power to Fulfill Your Dreams, by Deepak Chopra (A Bantam Book, 1991).
More from Deepak Chopra (522 articles available)
Go to the Source
related stories
-
(4 comments)
-
(1 comment)
-
(19 comments)
Robyn
Melissa
Deepak
Eric
Dave
Dr. Brent
Isha
Susan
Delia
Michelle
Wendy
Megan
Hilary
Ann
Judi
Ronnie
Kelly
Lily
Terri
Betsy
Cait
Andrew
Jana
Annie B.
Veronica
8 comments
add your comment »A note on a violin string may be plucked. A piano key may be struck. A chord on a guitar may be played. The music it makes depends on a certain harmony. Cadence properly infused adds to the character of the music played. When the players are all magically or divinely aligned there is something there that either lasts forever or is turned off.
send green star | flag as inappropriate
why is this inappropriate?
I FIND PSYCHOANALYSIS HELPS...
send green star | flag as inappropriate
why is this inappropriate?
Angela L, I'm with you on that! It took me a a while before really confiding that to myself. Now that I finally feel sure, my whole world is just a brighter reflection! There's a spirit inside of us that just needs to be found. It's just so important to trust and believe in ourselves.
send green star | flag as inappropriate
why is this inappropriate?
I think that many people would be better off if they took a good, long, hard look at themselves. It's a difficult thing to do, downright terrifying in some cases, but you'll never become a whole person until you can look at and accept the negative aspects of your personality as well as the positive ones. As I'm fond of saying, the only way to really see in the dark is to turn off the light.
send green star | flag as inappropriate
why is this inappropriate?
Dwight, God in Heaven that is so very beautiful.!....thank you..... how lovely!
send green star | flag as inappropriate
why is this inappropriate?
LEARNING TO LEAN ON ONE ANOTHER
By Dwight Baker
Prudence and Wisdom
Is to be cherished
None be so careless to mistake
Their love for one another as carefree or frivolous
The divine and providential presence of the LORD
Is in each embrace and smile
Life alone should be avoided
Learning to lean on one another
Need not be filled with anxieties or bother
Looking out instead of looking in
Is the root or focus?
Learning to lean
When looking out we see all the missing links
In our loves life and can make amends to
Brace them up and heal their hurts and pains
It is a solemn prayer to take before the GREAT I AM
To beckon HIM and the HEAVENLY HOST
To come to aid our love
In doing that the scales of Justice
Carry the weight of our plea
Before the HOST and the LORD GOD
KING of the UNIVERSE
Quickly time will pass as we learn to lean
In each meeting in word and deed
Those that love will find what they need
For in each other there is a balance created by the LORD
Each one has that special touch, warm embrace
And on their face the glow of love
To take away the hurts and pains
As time quickly comes then goes again
Our lives must be focused on listening
To each other's heart
The strum and beat of each other’s soul
Side by side hand in hand, learning how to lean
Becomes the best most sublime quest for lovers
And all others
send green star | flag as inappropriate
why is this inappropriate?
Genetics and DNA can tell us exactly who we are in Name or blood scientifically but, yeah emotionally its Passion for honesty that I seek but, is it real what shapes me? I search for my inner reality constantly, and truly need answers. So I Look to God and, mother earth spirits. Still searching thanks Brenda
send green star | flag as inappropriate
why is this inappropriate?
Genetics and DNA can tell us exactly who we are in Name or blood scientifically but, yeah emotionally its Passion for honesty that I seek but, is it real what shapes me? I search for my inner reality constantly, and truly need answers. So I Look to God and, mother earth spirits. Still searching thanks Brenda
send green star | flag as inappropriate
why is this inappropriate?
Facebook account: