The difference between "I Am" and "I am this/that"?

[oldernow]

From https://anantasatsang.org/book/are-you-aware-now/ :

> The feeling that the ‘person’ idea still has power
> over me
>
> As we get deeper in this marinating, deeper into attending
> satsang and self inquiry, we will see that, very subtly,
> it is still our own lingering/habitual attention and
> belief that gives the idea of personhood power over us.
> Certainly, something that is imaginary cannot have power
> of its own. It only gets power from our own attention
> and belief.
>
> When Consciousness itself gives it this belief and
> attention, it seems to become real. But the fact is you
> will suffer as a result of this belief that ‘I am this
> person’ and this suffering is actually pure grace which
> asks us to question this identity which we have taken for
> ourselves, and points us back to our true Self. It cannot
> be that something comes and takes you away without your
> belief and attention. The easiest and quickest way to
> stop suffering is to just let go of every thought that
> comes. Every thought that comes can be allowed to come
> and go.
>
> Letting go of a thought does not mean we have to try and
> stop thoughts from coming; it does not mean we have to get
> into some sort of a fight with the mind; because to get
> into a fight with the mind would also give it reality. Let
> go just means to not engage. To let thoughts come and
> go. As a very wise Zen master said ‘Let thoughts come
> and let them go, never serve them tea’. Then, suffering
> will become very rare and will happen only momentarily. It
> will have no power whatsoever over you.

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