All my life I have been fascinated by the discovery of the nature of reality. I have dedicated my life to exploring one of the deepest questions we can ask: Who am I, really? What is reality? And what is ultimately Real? Through meditation, Self-inquiry, ancient wisdom, and the teachings of Vedanta, I kept returning to the same realization: The body changes. The mind changes. Thoughts change. Emotions change. Objects change. The world changes. And whatever is constantly changing cannot be ultimately Real. According to the ancient wisdom of Self-realization and Vedanta, reality can be understood in layers: The Absolute / Self ↓ Pure Awareness ↓ Consciousness — “I Am” ↓ Mind ↓ Body and senses ↓ The experienced world You are not the body. You are not the mind. You are not your thoughts, emotions, memories, or circumstances. All of these appear, change, and disappear. The Self does not. The Self is the changeless Awareness in which consciousness, mind, body, and the entire worl...