Self-inquiry, and I AM - meditation

I've been reading this book that has the most beautiful title that I know of any book,
Silence of the Heart.

I looked at some reviews on Amazon, someone described it as Eckhart Tolle on steroids, hehe. I don't know if that is true but ok.

I find that the attitude, the subjects and the language in this book sometimes remind me of Datre.


A couple of the methods Robert Adams is recommending is, first, Self-inquiry.

When you have a thought coming up, ask yourself: "Who am 'I' that these thoughts are coming to?"
"Who is this 'I' that are having these thoughts?"

Then wait for an answer.

If thoughts come up again, continue Self-inquiry.

This seems to be a method for all kinds of thinking, to change the focus from the mind on to the I.

As Robert says, "abide in the I".


Then there's the I AM meditation, that you can combine with Self-inquiry.

After you inquired and awaited an answer, if the mind have become still, start the I AM meditation, which goes like this


-  breath in

-  say "I"

-  breath out

-  say "AM"


-  inhale

-  I

-  exhale

-  AM


and continue that.


If a thought comes up during this process, you start Self-inquiry again. Then when the mind is still, continue with I AM meditation.