The question is as short and simple as its answer is difficult and filled with complexity.
In fact, the nature of human existence and the environment around it are structured in such a way that one hardly pays attention to the question – Who am I.
The very nature of the mind is such that it always runs outward. The five senses are designed to focus on the external world. In such a scenario, thoughts about the inner self do not naturally arise in the mind.
Who am I?
“Who am I?”—hardly anyone contemplates this question because the mind doesn’t allow it.
However, it’s not impossible to find an answer. There is a soul, or you may call it the self, or even by another name, which does awaken within everyone for fleeting moments, albeit rarely. If someone recognizes those moments, they embark on this inner journey, and if not, the world takes over.
How to Know Oneself?
The process begins with the power of concentration. Concentration is a power that not everyone possesses. Those who have it achieve success in life as well as in spirituality.
Without concentration, you won’t even recognize those moments I mentioned earlier. So, the first task is to develop concentration.
After that, one must understand consciousness. Without understanding consciousness, you will never know what the self is. However, consciousness is not something that can be grasped easily. But we have the tool of regular practice. Regular practice is like a “magical remedy” that has the potential to accomplish any task.
The true understanding
The true understanding will come to you only after you develop some degree of concentration. “Some concentration” means that even concentration has levels. The real secret lies here, in concentration.
As your mind becomes more focused, your life will begin to change accordingly. One thing to clearly understand is that without concentration, nothing will happen.
