I am That

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Maharaj: It is not permanent. The knower rises and sets with the known. That in which both knower and the known arise and set, is beyond time. The words permanent or eternal do not apply. According to Nisargadatta, "Maurice (Frydman) told me, 'Everything that is said here is immediately lost, though it could be of a great benefit for those looking for truth. I would like to translate and publish your words so others might know them. And so, he wrote I Am That". [22] If you are new to this way of thinking, and you wish to read I AM THAT, or are struggling to read it now, it would help tremendously to first read a friendly introduction to Advaita Vedanta. Nothing too ethereal, steer clear of the Neo-Advaitins for now, perhaps Arthur Osbourne's Ramana Maharshi and the Path of Self-Knowledge , or any basic text on the life and teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi. Sri Ramanasramam publishes a great number of useful books. Aim for something rooted in the life of a person, preferably someone long-dead, and not a rarefied philosophical summary. Parke-Taylor, G.H. (1975), Yahweh [YHWH]: The Divine Name in the Bible, Wilfrid Laurier University Press, ISBN 0-88920-013-0

All the names of God which occur in Scripture are derived from His works except one, and that is Jehovah; and this is called the plain name, because it teaches plainly and unequivocally of the substance of God. 3 Morgan Zo-Callahan (2009). Intimate Meanderings: Conversations Close to Our Hearts. iUniverse. pp.485–6. ISBN 978-1-4401-3659-7.It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The Lord is there”( Ezekiel 48:35). If Jesus had merely wanted to say He existed before Abraham’s time, He would have said, “Before Abraham, I was.” The Greek words translated “was,” in the case of Abraham, and “am,” in the case of Jesus, are quite different. The words chosen by the Spirit make it clear that Abraham was “brought into being,” but Jesus existed eternally (see John 1:1). There is no doubt that the Jews understood what He was saying because they took up stones to kill Him for making Himself equal with God (John 5:18). Such a statement, if not true, was blasphemy and the punishment prescribed by the Mosaic Law was death (Leviticus 24:11–14). But Jesus committed no blasphemy; He was and is God, the second Person of the Godhead, equal to the Father in every way. When recognizing the similarities between people, connections become richer than before, thus contributing positive energy into the world rather than negative vibes causing unnecessary conflicts and tearing societies apart! Embrace Nature’s Wisdom Manara the cat is slowly getting better. Unfortunately, we still don’t have the chance to give her the injection she needs, but my sister is giving her an antibiotic for human children. She is eating, her ears are clearing up, and she is sleeping a lot. Douwe Tiemersma (2012). Non-Quality: The Groundless Openness. John Hunt Publishing. pp.51–52. ISBN 978-1-78099-289-1.

One of Frank Sinatra’s signature songs was “I Did It My Way.” The final lines of the song, written by Paul Anka, express a common refrain of mankind: This was my second time reading it. It is an excellent and well recommend book for anyone on a spiritual path.By understanding that each moment is a gift, we can detach ourselves from outcomes and embrace uncertainty; this allows us to enjoy life regardless of external scenarios fully! Practice Gratitude When we learn how to receive guidance intuitively, greater clarity can be found on the path toward true self-fulfillment; allowing intuition to lead the way creates space for potential personal growth opportunities that we wouldn’t have otherwise known existed! Conclusion The Lord revealed to Moses that even though He had established a relationship with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; revealed His power and might to them; and established an unconditional covenant with them, He had never revealed to them His special name. His purpose in revealing it to Moses was clear: he 430 years of Jewish separation from the land of promise was about to end. God wanted His people to know that He remembered the covenant He had made with their father Abraham. So He revealed to Moses His unique identity to assure the Israelites that He would bring them into the land of their inheritance. When using the sohum mantra in meditation, play with the idea of connecting the two halves of the phrase to your breath. For example, I like to inhale to the thought of so, and exhale to the thought of hum. I find this allows me to engage with the words in a nice, even rhythm. After a few breaths of this, my mind relaxes, and I allow my breath to flow evenly, regardless of the word I am repeating.

The phrase “I am that I am” can be seen as a reminder to embrace nature’s wisdom, meaning, and natural rhythms and cycles. Jehovah is different from the other two primary names, Elohimand Adonai. Jehovah is personal. It can apply to only one deity—the God of the Hebrew people, the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The revered Jewish sage and rabbi from the Middle Ages, Moses Maimonides, said with regard to this name, The one contradiction I felt in this book is that at a particular point this man tells us to be harmless to nature, Rodney Smith; Joseph Goldstein (2010). Stepping Out of Self-deception. Shambhala Publications. pp.xv. ISBN 978-0-8348-2296-2. At the dawn of man’s rebellion, Jehovah was there, declaring His love for those He had created. Later, for their protection, Jehovah drove the rebellious couple from the garden so that they would not eat of the tree of life and remain forever in a lost and rebellious state. From then on, He continued to demonstrate His compassion and love for helpless humanity, despite His hatred of their everpresent sin.Nisargadatta taught what has been called Nisarga Yoga (Nisarga can be translated as “the natural state”). In I Am That, Nisarga Yoga is defined as living life with “harmlessness,” “friendliness,” and “interest,” abiding in “spontaneous awareness” while being “conscious of effortless living.” [27] The practice of this form of Yoga involves meditating on one’s sense of "I am" or "being" with the aim of reaching its ultimate source, which Nisargadatta called the Self. When God identified Himself as I AM WHO I AM, He stated that, no matter when or where, He is there. It is similar to the New Testament expression in Revelation 1:8, “‘I am the Alpha and the Omega,’ says the Lord God, ‘who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.’” This is true of Him for all time, but it would have been especially appropriate for a message in Moses’ day to a people in slavery and who could see no way out. I AM was promising to free them, and they could count on Him! We have all had experiences when our instincts seem to override logic; these moments come from fully trusting our impulses, even if they initially feel counterintuitive. The whole book is a dialogue between a realized master and his student(s). After reading too many books looking for the "ultimate Reality," this is the most clarifying of "It" I have found.

The word אֲשֶׁר‎ ( ’ăšer) is a relative pronoun whose meaning depends on the immediate context, so that 'that', 'who', 'which', or 'where' are all possible translations of that word. [12] One implication of “I am who I am” is that within us lies an element of choice—you can be whatever you want to be if you define yourself by your understanding. At some point in the process, you may find your sense of life and yourself and the world disintegrating. This is normal. Just take it easy, OK? Take long walks and, for goodness sake, keep your mouth shut! Otherwise you'll soon be cornering strangers in cafés. "I read the most mind-blowing amazing book. It's called I AM THAT. All the mysteries of life are in it! I think I might be enlightened. Shouldn't we be sleeping together?"

So Hum Meaning: Hindi and English

Throughout the Old Testament in the original Hebrew, God is known by his four-letter name YHWH. The King James version of the Bible masks this name to some extent, and most of the time the King James translates YHWH as “LORD.” However, this same name is translated as Jehovah in some cases in the King James version (Exodus 6:3; Isaiah 12:2; Isaiah 26:4). The Rotherham translation uses the word “Yahweh” as the translation of God’s name. In all of these cases, the meaning of the Hebrew name YHWH – God’s name – is “the Self-existent,”“He who becometh,” or “the becoming one.” In the Hindu Advaita Vedanta, the South Indian sage Ramana Maharshi mentions that of all the definitions of God, "none is indeed so well put as the biblical statement 'I am that I am '". He maintained that although Hindu scripture contains similar statements, the Mahavakyas, these are not as direct as given in Exodus. [18] Further the "I am" is explained by Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj as an abstraction in the mind of the Stateless State, of the Absolute, or the Supreme Reality, called Parabrahman: it is pure awareness, prior to thoughts, free from perceptions, associations, memories. Parabrahman is often considered to be a cognate term for the Supreme Being in Hinduism. And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the Lord, the everlasting God” ( Genesis 21:33).