“While walking, for example, if we are talking or thinking at the same time, we get caught up in the conversation or thoughts we’re having and get lost in the past or the future, our worries or our projects. Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise You’re not just the tiny body you normally may think of as “yourself.” On a clear night, look up, and you can see that you are the stars above. And you know that the Earth, as well as yourself, is made of the stars.
If you continue to look, you see that you are made of the sun, one of the biggest stars in the galaxy. Without sunlight, nothing can grow on Earth. And there’s the fire element, the element of heat, the element of light, in you. So if you remove the element of air from you, there’s no “you” left. You need air desperately without air you cannot survive. If you remove the element earth from you, there’s no “you” left. If you remove the water from you, there’s no “you” left. You may see that you’re made of elements, like water for example. If you remove your ancestors and your parents from you, there’s no “you” left. Your parents and your ancestors are fully present in every cell of your body you are their continuation. You may see that you are a continuation of your ancestors. “When you ask the question, “Who am I?”-if you have enough time and concentration-you may find some surprising answers.
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