Who am I really?
Who am I really?
Who am I really?
People’s thoughts:
“So I’ve never discovered my true ‘self’ or who I really am?”
Maybe it’s not so much the question of who we are, but what speaks within us when we believe we have to be someone.
Our true “self” is not a fixed state to be found. It’s not something waiting somewhere for us — not in a book, not at a retreat, not in the future. What we call our “self” is often the image we have created of ourselves over the course of our lives. Shaped by upbringing, experiences, praise and criticism, by roles we have taken on or imposed on ourselves.
This self-image is not wrong — but it is changeable. And above all: it is not everything.
If we believe we are not good enough, we will feel, act, and experience ourselves accordingly. If we think we are particularly spiritual or “awake,” these thoughts will shape our experience as well. But all of these are only reflections of our beliefs — not our original being. In truth, we are part of nature, inseparably connected to the flow of life. There is nothing to construct — we simply are. Without effort. Without definition.
The quieter it becomes inside us, the clearer we feel this natural core. It is a remembering — not a searching.
When we let go of all the thoughts that want to make us small or special, a space opens within us where we simply are. In harmony with what wants to live through us. In this clarity, we begin to shape life from the inside out — not out of lack, but from abundance. Not as an idea of ourselves, but as an expression of life itself. We recognize what we are truly here for, what task we are meant to fulfill.
Approach
You carry a living power within you — your own life energy. From it, everything you think, feel, and ultimately do arises. It is not a distant place, not a concept, but the quiet space within you from which you can consciously create. When you retreat into this inner space — beyond thoughts, beyond feelings — you hear what life wants to tell you. And this call is always there, no matter where you are right now.
But as long as you try to achieve something or be someone from the mind — someone others want you to be — you move away from your inner truth. Maybe you believe you have a true “self” that you still need to find — and you search for it. But what you often find are thoughts about yourself. Opinions, judgments, ideas. And these create more confusion than clarity.
Truly recognizing means becoming still. Observing. Not to analyze, but to see through. When you recognize what you believe about yourself, how you judge yourself and others, and what you identify with — then there is no more need to search. Then you are fully present in what is. And in that moment, something true begins that does not need to be named.
Who am I really?
Take these questions to hand to recognize your identifications:
- With which role do I identify in my daily life?
- How do I see myself?
- Why do I see myself the way I do?
- Which qualities do I attribute to myself?
- According to which rules do I act?
- Do I have to identify with my roles, and why?
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