Reference: Postulate Mechanics (PM)
There is a fundamental impulse to know because there are things that are unknown. We are surrounded by a universe that we would like to know about. We know it by postulating about what we are observing. So we postulate that there are things to become aware of.
From that it follows that there is awareness that starts with postulates. If we are becoming aware of the universe then that awareness must be present within us. The most fundamental postulate that we can make about ourselves is that we are that awareness.
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Unknowable
The highest echelon concept is UNKNOWABLE. This has been mentioned in The Creation Hymn of Rig Veda.
Whence this creation has arisen
– perhaps it formed itself, or perhaps it did not –
the One who looks down on it,
in the highest heaven, only He knows
or perhaps He does not know.
We may say that there is always something more to know.
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Knowable
We come to know by postulating about what we are observing. A postulate is something taken for granted. It is a creative thought that is claimed to be true. A postulate then forms the basis of all reasoning that follows. It may result in further considerations. There may be assumptions, that are verified later or simply get dropped.
We may say that all that is knowable, proceeds from our own postulates and considerations.
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Awareness
Thus, there is awareness of what is known. There is also a general awareness that many things are unknown. We associate ourselves closely with this awareness. Maybe this awareness is basically what we are. But all this is just a string of postulates.
Thus, our consideration of self, proceeds from a string of postulates. It makes us aware of ourselves and the universe.
The “self” when considered as something that we can be aware of, then becomes a part of the universe, and we become the awareness itself.
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