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Q: In sleep there is neither the known, nor the knower. What keeps the body sensitive and receptive? Another spiritual implication from “I am that I am” comes from connecting more deeply with our intuition and inner knowing. Parke-Taylor, G.H. (1975), Yahweh [YHWH]: The Divine Name in the Bible, Wilfrid Laurier University Press, ISBN 0-88920-013-0 A possible explanation for the composition of the name Jehovah from the Hebrew might be yehi—he will be; hovi—being; hah yah—he was. 5 Jehovah might also be understood as an acronym using parts of the same Hebrew words, making Ye-hov-ah, a name that states, “I will be (future) because I am (present) because I was (past).”

Maurice Frydman, a Jewish refugee from Warsaw, came to India in the late 1930s. Initially, he worked at the State Government Electric Factory in Bangalore. Later, influenced by Mahatma Gandhi, he worked in Aundh State (the present Satara district) on the Aundh Experiment for local self-governance. [19] Thereafter he took sannyas (renunciation). He was associated with Sri Ramana Maharshi and J. Krishnamurti. Eventually he became a disciple of Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj in the early days of Nisargadatta's spiritual work in 1965. Frydman spoke Marathi and so became a translator of Nisargadatta's talks. He recorded and compiled the sessions, leading to the publication of I Am That. [20]Happiness is never your own; it is where the ‘I’ is not. It is beyond your reach; you have only to reach out beyond yourself and you will find it.” One implication of “I am who I am” is that within us lies an element of choice—you can be whatever you want to be if you define yourself by your understanding. God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you’” (Exodus 3:14). Watch your thoughts and watch yourself watching the thoughts. The state of freedom from all thoughts will happen suddenly and by the bliss of it you shall recognize it.”

This book is an English translation from audio recordings. The book is arranged in a q&a format and covers many topics such as god, the ego, living in the world, free will, and generally how maharaj sees things from the perspective of a self-realized person. There is lots of very poetic descriptions such as: Mettinger, Tryggve (2005). In Search of God ['Elohiym]: The Meaning and Message of the Everlasting Names. Fortress Press. ISBN 9781451419351. Nabíl. The Dawn-Breakers: Nabíl's Narrative of the Early Days of the Bahá'í Revelation. Bahá'í International Community . Retrieved 27 July 2022– via Bahá'í Reference Library. This is an article that is regarded as very well presented and of high quality. It uses a format that all users should follow.

In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is His name whereby He shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS” ( Jeremiah 23:6). There is a vastness beyond the farthest reaches of the mind. That vastness is my home; that vastness is myself. And that vastness is also love.” The Lord clearly proclaims that He was the beginning of everything, and nothing existed before Him. He is the only uncaused cause. He is the source of everything that is. This collection of the timeless teachings of one of the greatest sages of India, Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, is a testament to the uniqueness of the seer's life and work and is regarded by many as a "modern spiritual classic".

Forget your past experiences and achievements and stand naked, exposed to the winds and rains of life, and you will have a chance.” Understanding explains why staying true to oneself no matter what happens always leads one down a path filled with serenity instead of chaos brought on by others’ judgmental views! We Are All The Same Moses and Aaron delivered the message to Pharaoh: “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Let my people go, so that they may hold a festival to me in the wilderness.’” Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD, that I should obey him and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD and I will not let Israel go” (Exodus 5:1–2). I Am' is who I am", or "I am because I am" – this version has not played a major part in scholarly discussion of the phrase, but the first variant has been incorporated into the New English Bible. [15] The word Om refers to the sound of the universe. It is the most basic sound that, according to Sanskrit traditions, represents the entire universe in a single world. Using this word in a meditation or mantra can invoke the feeling of unity and oneness with All That Is.The second style is to incorporate an ‘Om’ sound in between the ‘So hum’ cycles. Either approach can be a very powerful practice. Love is not selective, desire is selective. In love there are no strangers. When the centre of selfishness is no longer, all desires for pleasure and fear of pain cease; one is no longer interested in being happy; beyond happiness there is pure intensity, inexhaustible energy, the ecstasy of giving from a perennial source.” Unfortunately, I was not able to help him. I am very happy to see him, I wave at him and and we hug. In the past, every time I saw my friend I would compliment his nice outfits. This time, he looked very bad, his clothes were not matching and didn’t fit his body. He was tired. He was not well. By using the translation “I will become whatsoever I may become,” we see the relationship of this phrase to Yahweh –“He who becometh.” They both use the word “become.” The use of ehyeh asher ehyeh in Exodus 3:14 was God’s way of assuring and pledging to Moses and Israel that God would become whatever they needed Him to become.

Manara the cat is slowly getting better. Unfortunately, we still don’t have the chance to give her the injection she needs, but my sister is giving her an antibiotic for human children. She is eating, her ears are clearing up, and she is sleeping a lot. a b Constance Jones; James D. Ryan (2006). Encyclopedia of Hinduism. Infobase Publishing. pp.315–. ISBN 978-0-8160-7564-5. One of Frank Sinatra’s signature songs was “I Did It My Way.” The final lines of the song, written by Paul Anka, express a common refrain of mankind: This article is about Hebrew and Old Testament concept. For use of I am in the Gospel of John, see Ego eimi. The Hebrew text with niqqud At the dawn of man’s rebellion, Jehovah was there, declaring His love for those He had created. Later, for their protection, Jehovah drove the rebellious couple from the garden so that they would not eat of the tree of life and remain forever in a lost and rebellious state. From then on, He continued to demonstrate His compassion and love for helpless humanity, despite His hatred of their everpresent sin.

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God wanted to assure Moses and Israel that God would become what they would need Him to become. In using the words “I AM THAT I AM,” God used an expression to reveal to Moses a promise and pledge found in His name. Your expectation of something unique and dramatic, of some wonderful explosion, is merely hindering and delaying your Self Realization. You are not to expect an explosion, for the explosion has already happened - at the moment when you were born, when you realized yourself as Being-Knowing-Feeling. There is only one mistake you are making: you take the inner for the outer and the outer for the inner. What is in you, you take to be outside you and what is outside, you take to be in you. The mind and feelings are external, but you take them to be intimate. You believe the world to be objective, while it is entirely a projection of your psyche. That is the basic confusion and no new explosion will set it right! You have to think yourself out of it. There is no other way.” Your High opinion of me is your opinion only. Any moment you may change it. Why attach importance to opinions, even your own ?” Style of teaching in I Am That [ edit ] Nisargadatta's "I Am That" in English. Hindi edition of the book. My only critique is that he describes our true identity too accurately, and consequently, the ideas can be redundant...there's only so much to say.