Cogito Ergo Sum
Meaning;
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Cogito, ergo sum is a philosophical statement that was made in Latin by René Descartes, usually translated into English as "I think, therefore I am". The phrase originally appeared in French as je pense, donc je suis in his Discourse on the Method, so as to reach a wider audience than Latin would have allowed. It appeared in Latin in his later Principles of Philosophy.
Explanation;
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A clearer translation of Descartes' definitive statement might be, “I am thinking, therefore I exist.” Regardless, in his exultant declaration — cogito ergo sum! — Descartes assures himself of his own existence. Phew. Mop that brow, eh René. It is impossible to doubt the existence of your own thoughts, because in the act of doubting, you are thinking.
Physically we humans have a brain, and it processes information. This is today easily confirmed by fMRI scans. There is no doubt that it is 'I' who think. But the problem comes when you state that "I think therefore I am".
"I" comes before thinking. "I am" sense is the consciousness which exist before thinking. So, it should be "I exist, and I think" or to be more precise 'just be". I do not know Latin, maybe it is - "iustus exsisto".
I am UNborn by Nisargadatta Maharaj.
When consciousness is there, it will always need consciousness when consciousness is not there, where is the need for anything at all? Of what use is the availability of the world? The world and its lord are only a nuisance in my state. The need to be is bondage, no needs no bondage. I will not be stupid and ask how I am in the absence of consciousness. There can be no talk about the state prior to consciousness....
...What is this ‘I am’ business? Understand it and be apart from it, transcend it. Just be....
.... The Guru once again stresses the importance of understanding the ‘Turiya’, or the ‘I am’, in order to get stabilized in it. For this you will have to repeatedly go back to that moment when the ‘I am’ first appeared on you. The ‘Turiya’, which lay dormant from the day of your conception, suddenly or spontaneously popped up and you came to know that ‘you are’. This wordless state of ‘Turiya’ prevailed for some time wherein you only knew that ‘I am’ and ‘I am not’. Gradually, as a process of your conditioning, the ‘I am’ soon identified itself with the body and you became an individual (Mr. or Ms. ‘so-and-so’) living in the world. The three states of waking, dreaming and deep sleep took over and you forgot the background ‘Turiya’.
