Zee

Zee is a profile-less fellow on the blogosphere who made a comment about my post "How to die-four tips" last year. 


I am grateful for comments like this, even though he did not leave it here, rather at Boodiba's... because, in his own words:  "...She s is my friend so I use her blog to give you the comment.  Zee urges me to change my point of view:  Claudia, change your point of view!!!


He then gives a beautiful account of how he experiences the "I am" that we all are.  I wanted to share it because I have to admit it has left me wondering for weeks. I am editing for space purposes.

The first question you have to ask yourself is: Who has to die? Is there any entity inside you that is able to die? Yoga sutras can not really help you there. You have to do your search, yourself....In order to find the answer you need contemplation and meditation...

...This investigation leads to definite knowledge that “You Are” is permanent whereas the person is temporary...

...Now, you have to see and recognize what “You Are” is.  “I am”, “I am”, “I am” goes on indefinitely yes, that is the OM sound... 


...Maintain That state until there is no sense of “I” left. That is your Self. The beauty of realization of the Self by the Self is that it is natural growth of Being Aware; it is complete unification with something that has no name. It is the highest form of liberation of the wrong ideas. There is no one to die.


I really appreciate Zee's efforts, even though he specifically asked me NOT to thank him.  The only thing with it is that as beautiful as all of this sounds, without the experience, without that "je nais se quoi" it becomes just words.  I wish I could have a glimpse of the real experience, you know what I mean?  


I suppose I understand why is it that the teachers in the Upanishads realized that there was no way to put the beauty of seeing clearly in words,  and they could only attempt to, they "had to try".


Metaphors seem to work better for me, for example, the relation to the Titanic and the Upanishads caused a long lasting impression.


I hope Zee reads this and tells me a good metaphor  :)


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