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Originally Posted by happy soul
The question, who am I? is a very important spiritual inquiry.
The following is my view of what we ARE.
Our divine identity and nature are absolute, eternal, and changeless.
Our bodily and ego identities are relative, temporary, and ever-changing.
ACIM says that an idea can be wholly false (a lie), partially true (a half truth), or wholly true (an absolute truth).
Take the question, is a golfer what Tiger Woods IS?
I feel that one correct answer is that it's PARTIALLY TRUE that Tiger Woods IS a golfer.
It's WHOLLY TRUE that he IS divine nature.
My point is to make the distinction between what is partially true and what is wholly true about what we are.
Btw some self-concepts are WHOLLY FALSE, such as the idea that we're 'sinners'. (I agree with the idea that there's no such thing as 'sin')
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Interesting way to put it. I suppose along those rules one might say the only wholly true statement is "I am". As soon as we put anything after the am, it is only partially true. That said, another way to look at is that in any given present moment, anything that may happen to come after the am, is wholly true for that present moment.
Take your pick.