Overall, perspectives collectively shows a face, but individually there may be two huts, a broken tree trunk, sheep, a shepherd, etc. This is a mind-twisting optical illusion painting by Oleg Shuplyak. Similarly, the question, of who I am? is also confusing in this whole cosmos. But when clarified exactly shows a serene picture of an own individual. Dear readers I will now try to elaborate on the sense and meaning of, who I am.

The gross human body of all beings are composed of five cognitive senses, namely touch, smell, hearing, sight and taste. Each individual is a part of these senses, so, it is not correct to say that I am these five senses, because everybody else are also these five senses. So, I am not the five senses. Similarly, the five vital matters of the world, namely the fire 🔥, the water 💦, the earth 🌐, the air and the vacuum ether in space 🌌 ; are the substitutes of all living bodies, so I myself are these matters is confusing, because all other beings are also a part of these matters, it cannot be only me. So, I am not the five vital matters of the world. Thus, after denouncing all the above statements, the only possible awareness remains is that what am I then? I am my own character may be the eye 👁️, but an eye which is capable of viewing the fine hair strand in the meal every time when it is served, brought out and easily separated from the food, or say able to distinguish between the clear gap in the road while driving the car so as to avoid the unnecessary collision with other vehicles. Such five senses which are my individual character in this big universe. Or say those five matters that give the perfect anger or fire when a genuine mistake has taken place and not been noticed. That particular anger or fire rectifies the mistake of being performed, or practiced. That is you are that particular character that has been born to perform the particular function in this cosmos to keep a balance of the evolution cycle which is unique in nature to you, and always loved and appreciated for the uniqueness, that is you. In other words your own personal horoscope, your character.

Now in Bhagwad Gita, Bhagwan Shree Krishna described the nature of action as rajasic or the passionate, the tamasic or the indolent, and lastly the sattvic or the stable and pure form.  Here also each nature may be sattvic, tamasic or rajasic, or a mixture of all in different proportions, giving rise to an individual, but, the best way characterised when we are mostly sattvic and so stable and pure. Our character blooms in this pure state and we come out fullest potential in this pure state. Your positive energy multiplies and you are recognised as an individual. Whereas if you quarrel your character is nullified into a mess, it is never flourished, and positivity is not recognized. Your identity is not prominently figured out. But here also you may enjoy the tamasic state. You may love the laziness, the sloth. That may be prominent but, you do not contribute to the development of the virtues, so remain dormant character, hence do not come out as a hero or pivotal role character. You do not enjoy ecstasy or bliss, so defining self also becomes vague and fading away, not a shining example. Rajasic may be heroic but, he should always be benevolent far from greed, so that his character shines all through. Here sattvic is always advantageous, since he is at bliss cheerful and stable by nature which is selflessness.

So I come out as my true colour, what I am.   Subir Kumar Ghosh.