Purusha

The seer, the observer. The inner being (perfect, whole, strong, beautiful, and vital), separate from our mind, separate from our body. Our truth, our light, our, pure Self.

We are a being before we become human, while we are in the shell of humanness, and when we die. Our being is timeless, shapeless.

Imagine wearing a pair of glasses. The frames are your mind, the lenses your ego, and you - the observer, are your purusha - but you are also the purusha, you inner being watches life through your mind, and your ego corrodes the lenses with scratches, blemishes, cracks - these are your doubts, your judgements, your critiques, your imprints from your past haunting you, your worries of the future, etc... constant thoughts... constant fears. This is your ego. It not only prevents you from seeing yourself clearly - your perfect, whole, beautiful, strong Self; but also everyone and everything else - you cannot see anyone else clearly with scratched lenses. But if you remove the glasses, and let your inner being - your purusha - see clearly, just observing, then the light of your inner being is let out, shining on everyone and everything else - seeing their beauty and truth as well.

Try it -- just sit on the subway and just look at people without judgements. Let your purusha shine through.... this might make you smile or laugh at the wonderment.

We as beings are here to observe through this body we are given during this lifetime. Let's make it as powerful and special, truthful and beautiful as it can be.

As Shakespeare said: "To thine own self be true."