The Quest for the Historical self

It could be said that all human lifetimes are a "quest for the historical 'self'" — their own indisputable, defined, real existence.

What is "self"-contraction — if not an effort, a quest, or a search for "self"-existence? It is a use of that body-mind, the fundamental purpose of which is to generate the sense of separate existence over against everything and everyone.

— His Divine Presence, Avatar Adi Da Samraj