" What am I ?"...

PERCEIVE THESE TWO things now:

the dreamlike character of life in the world, and the illusory character of the personal ego.

Hence the need of the "What am I?" enquiry, that the illusion of the ego may be dispelled.

When you can see these things clearly, then you may be still and undisturbed, unentangled, and unillusioned amid the struggle of life.

You will be wise, free, impervious to the petty persecution of men—their lies, malice, and injuries—for being no longer identified with the personality, you are no longer their target.


- Paul Brunton