This concept of "the self" is incredibly inciteful. I love the fact that everything is inner connected. Having this view on life would make living selfishly almost impossible. If you believe that everything is made of the same fundamental force than we are all equal and one. If all living things are fundamentally the same then you would have the same respect for the earth and all nature as well as for all animals and mankind. There would be no competitiveness or proundness becuase we are all one trying to reach the same goal of total freedom. Helping one another in a sense would be helping yourself. I view the self like oxygen, everything needs it to servive, but you can't see and you can feel it.
My favorite line in this reading is, "that which makes the mind think but which cannot be thought by the mind--that alone is God, not what people worship. The concept of God is one that is so beyond our minds that we cant fully grasp it, but when i meditate on God my mind is in a state that is untouchable by anyone or anything. Its incredible to think that God is a presence that is always with you where ever you are. The way you choose to worship is irrelevant as long as your worship brings you closer to God and that everlasting freedom.
This concept requires a great deal of faith. Its always hard to believe whole heartedly in something you can't see. But its not about what you see. Its about what you feel.
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I like your entry because it sums up the most beautiful things about Hinduism (to me anyway...). I am a Christian and I really envy the fact that the Hindus are able to be at peace within themselves and with the earth. I feel that if more religions incorporated these senses of self into their practice/scripture, the whole world would be a much better place.
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