What Am I?

Spirituality often denotes the search of something supra-natural. I suspect that most who think of themselves as "spiritual" probably are attempting to become something better, super-human, above the ordinary---that is, if they do not think being so already.

But here is the flaw already: there is no supra-natural "nature", there is just the One Nature. It is not a matter of faith, it is of simple logic. Nature in itself denotes the entire phenomenal world and its mechanism, nothing, per-say exists beyond Nature. The dichotomy between natural and artificial is an anthropocentric rhetoric, residue of religions, filling the gap of the Unknown humans dread so, giving them a sense of control and security.

But the aim of this note is not to open an ontological, academic, discussion on existence and human beliefs. Trying to, succeeding at, gathering powers, is fine, it is part of the normal evolution of humans, it is natural. The point here is rather that spirituality as the quest of the supernatural, of the super-power, is merely another quest. Training in meditation (focusing the mind on breath, denying attention to thought etc.) is mere practice, it may lead to an increased mental ability. But what is it to spirituality? Or more important: what is it to Reality? What is it to You? What have you found about yourself then? You've find more systems, more limits, more needs to go beyond these limits, when a hyper-natural state is needed.

If it is not spirituality, what is the mere acceptance of what is, the world-and-yourself? The simple openness to see what is, as it appears? The acceptance of definitions and concepts, as being yet more appearance of this world-and-yourself? What is called the curiosity to hear what this Universe has to say when you finally listen to it?

This power is latent, it is already yours, it is already operating, you can light up the fire saying "what am i?", never to cease feeding the fire, never walking away with answers.