Gnothi Seauton \u2013 Know Thyself. These words were inscribed above the
\nentrance to the temple of Apollo at Delphi, site of the sacred Oracle. In
\nancient Greece, people would visit the Oracle hoping to find out what
\ndestiny had in store for them or what course of action to take in a particular
\nsituation. It is likely that most visitors read those words as they entered the
\nbuilding without realizing that they pointed to a deeper truth than anything
\nthe Oracle could possibly tell them. They may not have realized either that,
\nno matter how great a revelation or how accurate the information they
\nreceived, it would ultimately prove to be of no avail, would not save them
\nfrom further unhappiness and self\u00adcreated suffering, if they failed to find the
\ntruth that is concealed in that injunction \u2013 Know Thyself. What those words
\nimply is this: Before you ask any other question, first ask the most
\nfundamental question of your life: Who am I?
\nUnconscious people \u2013 and many remain unconscious, trapped in their
\negos throughout their lives \u2013 will quickly tell you who they are: their name,
\ntheir occupation, their personal history, the shape or state of their body, and
\nwhatever else they identify with. Others may appear to be more evolved
\nbecause they think of themselves as an immortal soul or living spirit. But do
\nthey really know themselves, or have they just added some spiritualsounding concepts to the content of their mind?<\/p>\n
Knowing yourself goes far deeper than the adoption of a set of ideas or beliefs.<\/p>\n
Spiritual ideas and
\nbeliefs may at best be helpful pointers, but in themselves they rarely have the
\npower to dislodge the more firmly established core concepts of who you
\nthink you are, which are part of the conditioning of the human mind.
\nKnowing yourself deeply has nothing to do with whatever ideas are floating
\naround in your mind. Knowing yourself is to be rooted in Being, instead of
\nlost in your mind.<\/p>\n
WHO YOU THINK YOU ARE
\nYour sense of who you are determines what you perceive as your
\nneeds and what matters to you in life \u2013 and whatever matters to you will have
\nthe power to upset and disturb you. You can use this as a criterion to find out
\nhow deeply you know yourself. What matters to you is not necessarily what
\nyou say or believe, but what your actions and reactions reveal as important
\nand serious to you. So you may what to ask yourself the question: What are
\nthe things that upset and disturb me? If small things have the power to
\ndisturb you, then who you think you are is exactly that: small. That will be
\nyour unconscious belief. What are the small things? Ultimately all things are
\nsmall things because all things are transient.<\/p>\n
You might say, \u201cI know I am an immortal spirit,\u201d or \u201cI am tired of this
\nmad world, and peace is all I want\u201d \u00ad until the phone rings. Bad news: The
\nstock market has collapsed; the deal may fall through; the car has been
\nstolen; your mother\u00adin\u00adlaw has arrived; the trip is cancelled, the contract has
\nbeen broken; your partner has left you; they demand more money; they say
\nit’s your fault. Suddenly there is a surge of anger, of anxiety. A harshness
\ncomes into your voice; \u201cI can’t take any more of this.\u201d You accuse and
\nblame, attack, defend, or justify yourself, and it’s all happening on autopilot.
\nSomething is obviously much more important to you now than the inner
\npeace that a moment ago you said was all you wanted, and you’re not an
\nimmortal spirit anymore either. The deal, the money, the contract, the loss or
\nthreat of loss are more important. To whom? To the immortal spirit that you
\nsaid you are? No, to me. The small me that seeks security tor fulfillment in
\nthings that are transient and gets anxious or angry because it fails to find it.
\nWell, at least now you know who you really are.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
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