Who Am I? Actually, No One
Do You Even Know Who Are You?
Who are you? If you ask this question to anyone, they generally describe themselves in terms of the title or position that they hold or degrees/certifications that they have acquired. Their position or degree/certification is their primary identity. They introduce themselves not as individuals but by the position that they hold or degrees/certifications that they have acquired. They feel very proud about their position, educational credentials and other materialistic achievements.
If you further press and ask them to define themselves beyond the position that they hold, then they generally describe themselves in terms of various roles that they undertake, like a father, husband, wife, brother, sister, employee of a particular organization etc. In sum, you will find that identity of most individuals is largely dependent on their job title, position, degree/certifications and their relationships with others.
Ask to yourself: Who am I and what is my real identity? You may find it difficult to get answer of this simple, yet difficult, question. It’s very difficult for majority of people to describe who actually they are. People have difficulty in describing themselves because they hardly give enough time to deeply understand themselves. Rather than going deep within themselves to understand who they are, people keep associating, and defining, themselves in terms of their position, title and degrees/certifications.
If you go deeper and try to understand yourself, you will realize that you are not the position that you hold or degree/certification that you have acquired or various roles that you play in your life. You will realize that actually you are no one.
Actually, You Are No One
You are not the body; you are not the soul. You are just consciousness that you are having.
If you try to deeply understand yourself, you will realize that actually you are no one. You are no one because you don’t, and can’t, exist just by yourself. You are dependent on others (trees and plants) even to live for a few moments. You are created by Him. You exist only because of His will. If you try to deeply understand you will realize that you cannot even survive for a few seconds without His will. So, why do you feel proud about yourself and your achievements when you cannot even exist just by yourself. Why do you think that I have done this or that and I can do this or that?
You need to understand that you are nothing just by yourself. You are a part of Him. You are a part of this vast Universe. In this entire scheme of things if you see yourself, you will realize that you are no one.
When you will realize that you are actually no one, then you will be a lot more grounded. When you will realize that whatever you have achieved is not because of you rather it is by His wish then you will be a lot more grounded. When you will realize that whatever was(is) given to you and whatever was(is) taken from you happened only because of His wish, then you will not feel proud and you will not suffer. You will be a lot more at peace with yourself.
When nothing is yours then why are you so much concerned about your individuality. Then why you keep telling to others that you are this or that. Then why you keep defining yourself with the positions or titles that you hold. Try to understand yourself and your reality. Just by yourself, you are no one and nothing.
If you deeply understand yourself, you will realize that you are no one. You are a part of Him. If you are a part of Him, is it not enough for you to describe yourself in that way. Why you keep telling others your superficial identities? Why you don’t try to understand that you are no one?
You Are Because of Him (God), Accept His Will
Please understand that you exist only because of His (God’s) will. He had given you this life. You are a part of Him. You are a part of this vast universe. So, devote yourself to Him and to the cause for which He had created you. You have been given this life to play your part. You have been created for a cause. So, try to help as many people as you can. He has bestowed you with intelligence, talent and skills that you can use to help others. Your intelligence, talent and skills are given to you for a reason. Try to find the reason of your existence. Try to find the purpose of your life.
You need to keep working for the purpose for which you are here in this world. Leave rest everything to Him. He is always there to take care of you. Can you take care of yourself better than Him? Can you achieve anything without His will? Can you lose anything if He does not want that to happen? If everything is happening as per His wish only, then what is worrying you.
Why are you getting unnecessarily worried by thinking about the future? Why are you thinking too much about money, fame, power and status? Whenever He will feel of providing you all these, He will give you. He had already given you so much, be grateful for that. He had already planned good things for you, have faith in Him.
Surrender yourself to His will and stop fighting. Stop trying to control others and outcomes. Let yourself flow in the moment and work. Rather than trying to control others and outcomes, learn to gain inner control. Try to sync yourself with the Universe. Make yourself and your life to flow smoothly like nature. Experience flow in life.
If you focus on your work and keep working hard, you will get His blessings. They are far more valuable than any materialistic gain that you can ever have. No matter how much money you make, how famous and powerful you become, they are nowhere close to His blessings. Remember, this life, and everything else, is given to you by Him only. You exist because of His will. Try to understand that just by yourself you are no one and nothing. Stay grounded, stay happy. He is always there to take care of you.
