I am no one.

[Swada]

Perhaps this might help...

That in whom reside all beings
and whom resides in all beings,
who is the giver of grace to all,
the Supreme soul of the universe,
the limitless being, I am That.
- Amritbindu Upanishad

[Sirius]

Something like this 



or this

[UltraBudgie]

Perhaps this might help...

That in whom reside all beings
and whom resides in all beings,
who is the giver of grace to all,
the Supreme soul of the universe,
the limitless being, I am That.
- Amritbindu Upanishad

Isn't that somewhat toxic? I mean, there is a vast difference between the philosophical realization of the indivisible unity of abstract pure consciousness, and the practice of some human to attempt to transcend the localized self-identity of the ego. Stating that you are the "supreme soul", in fact, is the ultimate egoism. Who are you talking to, after all, if you say that? It also implies a narcissistic exclusivity to the person's conception of "the all", in that anyone else's path is inferior, subordinate, illusory, or invalid.

Perhaps "all consciousness is one", at some unreachable level that no one has ever convincingly demonstrated actually exists, but also perhaps this world is inhabited by multiple types of spiritual being, intrinsically different in their spiritual manifestation here. Immiscible no matter how many mantras you chant.

Maybe that's what makes it fun!

[Sirius]

Isn't that somewhat toxic? I mean, there is a vast difference between the philosophical realization of the indivisible unity of abstract pure consciousness, and the practice of some human to attempt to transcend the localized self-identity of the ego. Stating that you are the "supreme soul", in fact, is the ultimate egoism. Who are you talking to, after all, if you say that? It also implies a narcissistic exclusivity to the person's conception of "the all", in that anyone else's path is inferior, subordinate, illusory, or invalid.

Perhaps "all consciousness is one", at some unreachable level that no one has ever convincingly demonstrated actually exists, but also perhaps this world is inhabited by multiple types of spiritual being, intrinsically different in their spiritual manifestation here. Immiscible no matter how many mantras you chant.

Maybe that's what makes it fun!

So sad, you still have not done the meditations tsk tsk tsk

[UltraBudgie]

So sad, you still have not done the meditations tsk tsk tsk

Hush now.

[Swada]

Isn't that somewhat toxic? I mean, there is a vast difference between the philosophical realization of the indivisible unity of abstract pure consciousness, and the practice of some human to attempt to transcend the localized self-identity of the ego. Stating that you are the "supreme soul", in fact, is the ultimate egoism. Who are you talking to, after all, if you say that? It also implies a narcissistic exclusivity to the person's conception of "the all", in that anyone else's path is inferior, subordinate, illusory, or invalid.

Perhaps "all consciousness is one", at some unreachable level that no one has ever convincingly demonstrated actually exists, but also perhaps this world is inhabited by multiple types of spiritual being, intrinsically different in their spiritual manifestation here. Immiscible no matter how many mantras you chant.

Maybe that's what makes it fun!

 The atman can be seen as the innermost essence of a person. The Hindu Upanishadic statement "That thou art" (Tat Tvam Asi) proclaims that innermost essence is identical to the ultimate universal reality (Brahman).
 
It does not imply that our outer physical being (body, mind, or ego) is the universal reality. The outer can be seen as a shadow of the Atman. A shadow that claims it is the light, exists in ignorance, no?
 
From my perspective. If the outer is destined to die regardless of anything we do ("dust to dust"). We might as well step aside to free the inner to shed its light into the world.  I have had a tiny bit of experience with "All consciousness is one".  It does not extingish the self.  Its an expansion of conciousness.  Allowing direct communication through thoughts rather than verbal transmission.

[argentus]

If I am everyone, how can I be anyone?

Therefore, I am no one.

But I am One.

One.



How many have there been?

How many are there still?

How many more still?


I am someone.

I know this, I know myself.

I make this claim with authority.


But in being One,

I am everyone.

Everyone is.


If I am everyone, how then can I be anyone?


Bah, I'll just start with One for now.

I am content with myself.

For you, you are The One.   It is the obvious answer.  We must preserve the core of ourselves first.  Then the persons related to us that we trust.  Then the people within our trust that are outside of our familial relationships.    If a person has none of these relationships, they are truly alone, and yet at the same time, truly free.

p.s. None of us are no one.  We all matter in our individual way.   We must all seek the way in which we can matter the most.  imo.