I Am It

"Thou art That" (Chandogya Upanishad 6.8.7 of the Sama Veda) You wanna know what’s something you are not? It is that easy. Take a piece of paper, divide it into two parts with a pen, entitle the left side as “I”, the right one – “It” and then think twice about who you are. A mate? A son? A spouse? A father? Etcetera. Write down them on the left and think again. What’s It? A pen? A paper? The writing table you are sitting at? The house you’re living in? Write down them all on the right side and then cross out the features which are neither You nor It. Is “I” of you entirely determined by features “man”, “taxpayer”, “citizen”? Cross features out. Cross out everything that’s not the real Itness which includes all sets of Its throughout the universe, reducing both lists until just “I” and “It” remain. Read the result aloud... Hm, I am It. The rest is I am not. 01.08.2019 Something I Am Not Poetry Contest Sponsored by: craig cornish