Who am I and what
is my purpose? the
two questions I have been asking myself since long. The interactive session with Anil sir give me a realization
and a way to the answer of these
questions. The
journey to this “I” has five stations to surpass, without doing so I cannot
reach the real ‘I’.
The first station that I need to overtake is the data I gain
from my senses in other words I can say my perceptual intelligence. The
second station I have to pass is my instincts; as it is our instincts that
convert our perceived data into information.
The third station is the emotional side of me, the heart and the mind. Both
of them mutually decides and guides our decision. It is compassion that help us to
get ahead of this station.
The fourth station to
exceed is intellect, it is one’s intellect
that helps him in knowing all the choices one has in taking any decision .More
the intellect more we think and hence more choices. As rightly said “practice teaches us
how? Knowledge teaches us why?” It is intellect that gives us the knowledge to
respond but not to react. The last station to reach my destination is my ego. Ego
is something that prevents us from changing and accepting the truth. It is when
we go beyond our ego, the knowledge transforms into wisdom. It is the most hurdle
some station to beat, as it is our ego that holds us back, discourage us, and
dissuade us in accomplishing our goal. If we can win over this ego then we can
reach our true destination , the “I” , the true self, the consciousness, the
soul or what we can invariably call as mindfulness .
The more closer we are to our ”I” the more strong we become.
To reach this “I” one has to genuinely travel through all the stations .In
simple words I can say that one’s true self lie beneath five layers namely
senses, instincts, emotions, mind, intellect and ego. The more we think about
the outer layers the more short term gain we will have.
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