Hugh -

Well said! I once went thru a weekend meditation retreat where you continuously asked yourself,"Who am I?" (based on the writings of Ramana Maharshi).

In the end, after discarding all of the labels I and society put on myself and getting thru a lot of mental frustration, I ended up in kind of a "blissful" mental silence, knowing that I was both nothing and everything.

As with you, it's been the basis for a fascinating journey! Can't say I always maintain the "bliss", but I can return to center.

Thanks for the starting the thread, Gordon.

Bob