Identity

One of the most basic questions for us, human beings, is “Who Am I?” What in us is changing and what stays the same? The language can only point at that part, but when we have the experience, everything changes.

Transcript

My name is Anne. And today, I would like to look at identity. All of us have asked from time to time. Who am I? Who am I really? Identity comes from Latin and it means a sameness. Odd stays same. With me or inside me. So let's take a look. Find a comfortable seat. Your spine is straight. And you relax your shoulders. Relax your jaw, Your face. And Close your eyes or let them be half open, It's up to you. I would like to start with a sentence given by Locke Kelly. And it is. I am aware of being. And you say your name. I am aware of being an Jacobi. It's quite something, Right? A bit heavy. Because I have never given myself a name. It was given me by my parents. So it's very much their story. Their story with each other. And then with me. I have also been told that it was my granddad. Grandmother's name. So it's even more stories. And some of them I don't even know. And now when I look at the last name, Yeah. It makes it even heavier. It can be your parent's name. Your father's name or maybe your mother's. Or if you are married. It can be. Your partner's name. For me it's Jacoby. People often wonder where it comes from. And ask about it. I don't even know so much about it. But it's, Again, Many stories. So it's a bit heavy and it's changing. I was not born an Jacobi. So. . . Let's see. I am aware of being. Oh, It's like. . . You can breathe again, Right? At least I feel like that. It's a bit lighter. I'm aware of being. I'm aware of being alive. I'm aware of blood in my veins. I'm aware of air against my skin. I'm aware of. The atmosphere, Things around me. But maybe have something to do with me, But not necessarily. I'm aware of my senses. You can hear I can smell. Give it a taste. I've become stories again. Let's say, Just being. I feel, When I say I'm aware of being, I feel a kind of space. It doesn't close me in. And now I say. . . I am aware. Do you feel like me, That the space, There is even more space? The space is bigger. There is almost nothing else but space. I am aware. Something that I am aware about or aware of, Just aware. Anything can come. Where is openness? But this too is changing, Isn't it? So. . . But no. I am. Stay with it. I am. It is not this or that or something that can or must be explained. Only that I am. If you stay with it long enough, You can come to a point where you say that Even that is too many words. So. . . Bon voyage! Now, When you feel ready, Start moving your fingers and your toes and stretch. And slowly open your eyes. You can still have with awareness of These four heads with you. I am. And let them live inside you. See what happens. Thank you.