Swirling Illusion

According to Watts, our "ego" - how we define ourselves as a distinct mind-consciousness locked up in a bag of skin - is an illusion. The human ego is like the a firey circle appears when one swirls a lit cigarette in the dark. We know that the circle is an impression left on the memory of the eye. We can also know that the ego - which consists of past memories, future predictions, likes and dislikes, etc... - is also an illusion. Connecting with this reality is essential in discovering who you really are.

Who are you? Well, in the same way that a wave is not a wave in its own right, but something that the entire ocean is doing, YOU are not YOU in your own right, but rather something that the entire universe is doing.