You Are Not Book.indb - Stephen H. Wolinsky Ph. D.

Prologue / xv
The problem of “I” arises because the underpinnings of
the “awarer” and I AM go unquestioned and uninvestigated,
and hence we assume not only that I AM and YOU ARE, but
that IT IS; hence, there is “no way out.”
What, then, is this book really about? It is about clarifying
the underpinnings, understructures—veils—which go
unquestioned, and hence, hold consciousness solid. In order
to do this, the following set of major understandings is where
we depart from.
“YOU ARE nOT” MADE SiMplE
1) There is only ONE SUBSTANCE, call it what
“you” will.
2) THE SUBSTANCE contracts or thins out, thus
dissolving or appearing, as I AM, YOU ARE,
which leads it (the I AM) to imagine that it (the
outer world and itself) are and is.
3) There is a pulsation of appearing and disappearing
(in Sanskrit called spanda) that underlies and
describes this throb, or appearance-disappearance,
also called a pulsation.
4) In the contracting of THAT SUBSTANCE, it
appears to become condensed consciousness, of
which everything arises, including the “awarer”;
experiences; the physics dimensions; the earth,
sun, moon; stars and galaxies; the body; spiritual
paths and spirituality along with the concept of
God.
5) When consciousness thins out and there is only
THAT ONE SUBSTANCE, and hence YOU ARE
NOT.
6) There is no consciousness.
7) There is no expansion or contraction.