Before entering into the yoga studio for a class, I tried an experiment. I tried to deny the mind, or the false self. I thought with conviction, ” I am not Jason.” As I opened the door, as soon as my foot moved through the door frame, my mind immediately shouted as if angered, ” How can you deny me, of course I am you!” ” You can’t deny me.” ” Your crazy!” I took my shoes off. I entered the yoga room, I reminded myself again that I wasn’t Jason. Jason was the identity that I was born into and everything along the way to this moment which had accumulated into this person. After the 2nd affirmation, there wasn’t any mental reaction like before. I did some pre yoga class poses. I focused on the pose which kept the mind directed.
As class time approached, the time to start, I grabbed two blankets to sit on and sat in a crossed legged position. As I sat there, I felt freedom from my identity. My identity felt like a burden. Non stop. The goal of the experimental was to bring forth the knower, the soul, the true self. Of course, I knew that it was not that simple nor was it possible or provable. The mind continued to believe that it was the true self.
The Yoga Bridge 