As Above — Gnostics Line — Hidden Lore
I Just Am
Luggage tag. Return to sender: nobody.
On This Emblem
The ego, in both the psychological and the philosophical sense, is a construction. The "I" that you refer to when you say "I" is not a fixed thing. It is a story told to maintain continuity — necessary, functional, and not quite real.
The luggage tag does not pretend otherwise. From: nowhere in particular. To: the same. If found, return to nobody. The tag simply states what is already true.
Source Texts
David Hume — A Treatise of Human Nature (1739)
Book I, Part IV, Section 6: "Of Personal Identity." Public domain. "I never can catch myself at any time without a perception."
Nagarjuna — Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (c. 2nd century AD)
Chapter 18: On the examination of the self. Public domain. The Buddhist deconstruction of personal identity.
William James — The Principles of Psychology (1890)
Chapter 10: "The Consciousness of Self." Public domain. On the stream of consciousness and the question of who is observing it.
Playlist Suggestion
Brian Eno — Thursday Afternoon. Pauline Oliveros — Deep Listening. Music without a centre of gravity.