I AM

All things in the universe are manifested by light. The light is consciousness. Consciousness is the One, expressing in an infinite number of forms. There is no real separation or gap in consciousness. It is referred to in the bible as the “I AM or God, the One without another”.

Man may conceive himself to be rich or poor, but at the center of his being, he remains the same regardless of the concept he holds of himself. There is only one I AM, manifesting in countless forms or concepts. I am that I am. I AM is the Self definition of the Absolute, the foundation on which everything rests. I AM is the first cause and substance. I AM is the self-definition of God. It is the “I AM that” sent me into existence.

I AM THAT I AM. Be still and know that I AM God. I AM is a feeling of permanent awareness. The very center of consciousness is our feeling of I AM, Existence, Being. Joy. I may not know who I am or what I am, but I cannot forget that I AM. The awareness of being remains, regardless of the degree of ignorance. I may experience forgetfulness of my existence as a result of my identification with body and mind, instead of with my essence, which is ever the same and eternal.

Man is actually the arbiter of his own fate, and it is the concept he has of himself that determines the world he experiences and how he responds to life. As an example, if he is experiencing chronic ill health, knowing the truth about his existence, he cannot attribute the illness to anything other than to the concept which was produced by his own reactions to life, and his proclaiming "I am not well." This is why we are told: "Let the weak man say, I am strong" (Joel 3:10), for by his assumption, the cause and substance I AM is re-arranged and must therefore manifest that which its rearrangement affirms.

This principle governs every aspect of our life, be it social, financial, intellectual, or spiritual. I AM is that reality to which, whatever happens; we must turn for an explanation of the phenomena of life. It is the “I AM's” concept that determines the form and scenery of its existence.

Everything depends upon its attitude towards itself that, which it will not affirm as true, cannot awaken in its world. That is, the concept of ourselves, such as "I am strong," "I am secure," "I am loved," determines what we experience. In other words, when we say, I am a man, I am a father, I am a doctor, we are not defining the “I AMs”; we are defining different concepts or arrangements, we speak of name and form identification instead.

When we know that consciousness is the one and only reality and that we are a part of it, we are free, free from the belief that there are causes outside of us that can affect our lives.

In the consciousness of the individual we find the explanation of the phenomena of life. If man’s concept of himself were different, everything in his world would be different.

If on the other hand his concept of himself is, that everything in his world must be as it is, it becomes clear that there is only One 1 AM and we are that I AM also. And while I AM is infinite, we, when having a limited self concept, are displaying only a limited aspect of the infinite I AM that we are.

Unfortunately in our daily lives we use the personal pronoun “I am” for all we do and think, not realizing that the powerful “I Am” used in a negative manner could be harmful to our very existence.

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The great I Am is the all embracing Divine Spirit whose creative power lends form to all beings and all things, and gives to man his consciousness. Every being is destined to live the I Am of the Divine in his own way. We must live in the world of space and time, but in it we are indented to manifest the transcendental in our being. Our nature is transcendental, yet we can only fulfill it in the natural world.

Life on earth can only be fulfilling as long as we do not fall out of the cosmic order and by maintaining our contact with the Infinite.

Transcendence can be viewed as super natural reality. Or as an interior attitude of which all one does, or perceives takes on a superior meaning.