More on who we are

As I was saying in the last post, we do not realize who we really are when we come here.

That is why teachers talk about inner truth and self-realization. The knowledge of who we really are must come from within because is that's where it is. There is nothing outside of us that can give us this information. All outsiders can do is point us in the right direction. Then, it is up to us to discover it.

As I said, on earth, "we" are our consciousness. These consciousness occupy a body that has a mind and a set of emotions. The body, mind and emotions are not "us". We only use them while we are here.

As is it, most of us don't understand that so we live lives based on the understanding that we are our minds, bodies and emotions and that is all there is. And so, for most people, that is all there is.

Understanding that we are not our bodies, minds and emotions is the first step. However, that is not enough. We must come to know our consciousness. We must know that it is separate and distinct from the body/mind/emotions package before we are enlightened.

More later.......