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Inspiration – Who am I?

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“Give up all questions except one: ‘Who am I?’
After all, the only fact you are sure of is that you are.
The ‘I am’ is certain. The ‘I am this’ is not.
Struggle to find out what you are in reality.
Discover all that you are not – body, feelings thoughts, time, space, this or that –  nothing, concrete or abstract, which you perceive can be you.
The very act of perceiving shows that you are not what you perceive.”

~ Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

Embrace the simplicity and the depth of your being today. Bring your self into focus.

Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj has a wonderfully clear way of describing the complexity of our human experience, and taking us on the journey home to our true selves.

Namaste

Val T Boyko
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32 responses to “Inspiration – Who am I?”

  1. Jill Weatherholt Avatar
    Jill Weatherholt

    ❤ this, Val. Thank you!

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Jill 🌻❤️

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  2. V K Browne Avatar
    V K Browne

    I AM. So important to remember that. 😀

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Agreed. Thank you for being here VK 💛

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  3. roughwighting Avatar
    roughwighting

    Ahhh, yes. I am, I am, I am. xo ❤

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      We are. Thank you Pam 💛

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  4. soulspeak Avatar
    soulspeak

    Reblogged this on Beaming Light.

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  5. gaialife4u by Cheveyo Avatar
    gaialife4u by Cheveyo

    Namaste. Lovely and meaningful words.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Cheveyo 💛

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  6. Carrie Cannady Avatar
    Carrie Cannady

    Yes. Yes. Thank you Val.

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  7. IreneDesign2011 Avatar
    IreneDesign2011

    So simple knowledge and so many struggle to practice this, Val ❤
    I am, yes I am, but I don't remember all the time…

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Smiling … yes its easy to forget and get caught up in our thinking and the world. Thank you Irene 💛

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      1. IreneDesign2011 Avatar
        IreneDesign2011

        I’m guilty here too, Val ❤

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  8. Hariod Brawn Avatar
    Hariod Brawn

    “The very act of perceiving shows that you are not what you perceive.” — this is so obvious when we think about it, and yet we go in search of ourselves hoping to perceive ourselves, hoping to perceive what we are. If this were a logical position, meaning if it could bear fruit, then we would be no more than a percept. It took me so long to figure that out! Duh! H ❤

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    1. belasbrightideas Avatar
      belasbrightideas

      That was the very line I was going to point out! Perfect. ❤

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      1. Hariod Brawn Avatar
        Hariod Brawn

        Hey there lovely Bela! You figured out that perceiving business in three days, no doubt, but it took me 30,000 hours of meditation. I used to think I wasn’t as dumb as I look, but now I’m not so sure. Mahalo great being of Hawaiʻi! H ❤

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        1. belasbrightideas Avatar
          belasbrightideas

          HAHAHA! That’s our Hariod, always with a great sense of humor. Oh. My. God(dess). None of us learns this without a great deal of introspection, I’m afraid. Not on this planet anyway! I was simply out flailing about whilst you were sitting in place ohm-ing. Different means to the same end. Sending you buckets of love and well wishes at the end of yet another week on this rapidly spinning orb. ❤ ❤ ❤

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          1. Val Boyko Avatar
            Val Boyko

            Love the image of you flailing about Bela and Hariod sitting Om-ing 🐥Happy Saturday to you both 💛

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            1. belasbrightideas Avatar
              belasbrightideas

              😘

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        2. Val Boyko Avatar
          Val Boyko

          LOL … remember there is beauty in ignorance and dedication Hariod 💛

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      2. Val Boyko Avatar
        Val Boyko

        Thank you Bela. You are Hariod are on the same wavelength here! Thank you for brining your Hawaiian spirit here. Aloha 💕

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        1. belasbrightideas Avatar
          belasbrightideas

          Aww, my pleasure! Aloha to you, Val ❤

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    2. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you for the clarity and sharing your perpective Hariod! Its one of those spiritual lessons that takes a while to be fully embraced and absorbed into life… and when we see it, its seems so obvious. 💕

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  9. nrhatch Avatar
    nrhatch

    I am that I am! _/!\_

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      And doesn’t that make you fee better Nancu ❤️🙏❤️

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  10. Healing Grief Avatar
    Healing Grief

    Beautiful Thankyou Val 💕

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Karen. I hope your Sunday is going well 💕

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  11. D. Wallace Peach Avatar
    D. Wallace Peach

    Wonderful, Val. Thank you 🙂 I am.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Diana for being you 💛

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      1. D. Wallace Peach Avatar
        D. Wallace Peach

        What a sweet thing to say. Likewise, Val. ❤

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  12. Tiny Avatar
    Tiny

    Wonderfully simple and beautiful, Val!

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Helen. There’s a lot to be said for keeping things simple 💛

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