In this episode, we revisit the question of "Who am I?" with a closer look at the differences and relationship between the "Big I" and the "Little I." As humans, we have an inherent "ego" that is necessary, but does it have to stay as the locus of control in our lives? What happens when we start shifting to the "Big I" perspective? We also discuss the many roles we play, how our views on death have changed, and what it means to loosen the attachment to our egoic self. We offer some theories and metaphors on what the "Big I" is and how we are understanding it, and Dave sets out a comparison to the biblical story of Abraham & Isaac.
Resources mentioned:
Anatta and Advaita philosophies
"Man cannot live without God, but God cannot live without man either. Without man, God wouldn’t know he existed."– Meister Eckhart
"Enlightenment is a destructive process. It has nothing to do with becoming better or being happier. Enlightenment is the crumbling away of untruth. It’s seeing through the facade of pretense. It’s the complete eradication of everything we imagined to be true."– Adyashanti
Adyashanti - Definition of Ego as a verb
The emperor with no clothes
Ramana Maharshi and the screen metaphor
Michael Gungor - THIS
Don't look up on Netflix
Mooji - consciousness is like a candle
Eckhart Tolle - A new earth truth #2 "This, too, shall pass."
Nisargadatta Maharaj - "Wisdom tells me I am nothing, love tells me I am everything, between the two my life flows"
Mooji - "If you don't know who you are, how can you know anything?"
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