would be the result? A change? A miracle? Or even nothing at all? For the answer, we have to go back to the beginning once again, when a friend calls us to ask where Charles Bridge is. We suggest that the fundamental question, “Who am I?”, holds the key to every answer. Even if we aim very high, such as asking, “Who is God?”, this is also where the question “Who am I?” would lead us, and even by the shortest cut. They say in jest that Moses wandered about so long because he had forgotten to pack the map and consequently was embarrassed to ask for directions. After more than three thousand years in our present act of God’s drama, we already have that map. Even an excellent one, and to the Promised Land of the one who is called “I AM”. At least, it is worth seeing, or perhaps even being at home in this land. So let us attempt the first step: “Who is God?” But we’ve just disclosed it! He is the only author, the only director and the only actor in God’s drama and is called “I AM”. References The English Standard Version Bible. 2015. Accessed July 7. http://www.esvbible.org About the author Ing. Petr Pavlík, CSc. (1949) is an expert in mathematical forecasting and a lay Buddhist and Christian author. For several decades he presented his talks on the spiritual practice Buddhist Evenings (Lotus) and Mystical Evenings (Avatar), explaining the universal religious truths in a popular form. He is also an author of books The Crystal Ball (1991) and Talks on the Way There (1993). Along with Jiří Zajíc they presented a series of Czech Radio broadcasts Buddhism and Christianity – The Violin and The Piano (2001). Most of his extensive material on spirituality, including fairy tales, poems, talks, essays, and Czech translations of Zen koans and excerpts of Buddhist scriptures can be found on http://lampa.cz. His email contact is pp@lampa.cz. Spirituality Studies 1 (2) Fall 2015 79 (11)
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