santidevi

I strip off my clothes.  They land in a formless heap.  I am naked, I am nameless.  I have no identity, no history, no story. I am free.  The ritual begins.  I put my head underneath the water .  I hear the rhythmic beat of my heart as the world recedes into an embryonic moment. [...]

 From the moment of your birth you have been acquiring an identity.  This identity is not who you are.  You are not your body, your mind, or your emotions.  You are pure consciousness.  Consciousness has given rise to all existent form.  It is immortal and eternal.  Your authentic Self knows this Truth. 
Identity is simply the [...]