Hunting the I and the Witness......................................................
Correct practice of self-inquiry is so important that
I feel a need to articulate its myriad ways, because
successful methods are subtle indeed. One can
practice unsuccessful self-inquiry for a long time
because you have no idea of what you are looking for.
Therefore, I will explain the various methods hoping
that one way or another will connect with those truly
interested in practice.
Some people are able to feel a sense of ‘I Am’
almost immediately upon introspection and others not.
One is by nature, naturally introspective or not. To do
self-inquiry, one either has the talent or learns it by
practice. The same holds true for psychotherapy.
Those who are able to look within and "see" internal,
imaginal objects and emotions will do well in talk
therapy, while those who lack this skill, will not.
However, one can learn this skill through repeated
efforts to "look within" the imaginal spaces of the body
and mind.
The problem is, a lot of people do not experience
an ‘I Am’ feeling or sensation and therefore have
nothing to work with. They look “inside themselves”
and find only darkness, or they find a myriad of
phenomena, such as inner light displays, thoughts,
images, memories, body sensations, arising energies,