“What is ‘me,’ if it's not my identity or my Authentic Self?” is the question my knowledge asks of me. Even the label we are using—“the Authentic Self”—is a symbol to express something we want to understand. Who am I? This is one of the most important questions on the spiritual path. The answer cannot be put into words, yet I know that I exist. Just as I can say, “I am not this body,” I can also say, “I am not this mind.” I am just this living being giving both my body and my mind life—an empty definition whose meaning can only be determined by my yes or no.
