Presence with “me” tagging along

 Take no notice of the ego and its activities 

but see only the Light behind it.

Ramana Maharshi 

Presence can be compared to a humming sound in the background. One can have an ear for it even while being aware of the pleasures and pains of this entity we often identify with. 

It’s a feeling of heaviness when the going gets tough that we are aware of and a state of excitement when things are going our way. Normally in those heavy cases we project, escape, vent, while running with the “me” energy when the going gets good. This time around though, the feeling of heaviness or excitement just co-exists without owning us. There is no follow through when this identification is missing. The humming in the background calls the shots and the “me” goes along come rain or shine.