Who Are You Really? | A Zen Koan on Identity and the True Self | ZEN ART CENTER | MIND LIGHT WAY

Who are you before your name? Before your story? Before the roles you've learned to play?

In this video, Zen Master Sebastian explores the foundational koan: “Who are you?” Through this inquiry, we’re invited to look past names, identities, and fleeting accomplishments to discover the part of ourselves that never changes—the mind beyond thought, the awareness that is always present.

This koan isn’t something to answer with logic—it’s something to experience. Let this teaching guide you back to the source of your being.

Timestamps:
00:00 – Who are you?
00:31 – Introducing the koan: “Who were you before you had a name?”
01:04 – The desire to understand yourself and your purpose
01:43 – Are your accomplishments aligned with your true self?
02:06 – How identity is shaped by others
02:19 – Why identity is always changing
02:45 – Your body is impermanent
03:15 – What never changes: the mind beyond thought
03:40 – To know yourself, know the unchanging mind

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Taken from Dharma Talk by Zen Master Sebastian Rizzon on 2/20/2025.

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