God reveals His name in Exodus 3:14, that "I AM that I AM." The word "that" here is very general and capable of many different English translations, such as I AM who I AM; all are relevant.
Note: "I am" is not a name.
Nor are "Father", "Son", or "Holy Spirit" names. Rather, these are parables and/or descriptions for slaves of words.
By word slaves I mean mankind. Divinity, on the other hand, is not limited, communicating more along the lines of the phenomenon of telepathy, or direct mind to mind impressions. This is how "knowledge" can be shared, rather than learned . indeed, without limitations like words, it is possible to have a divine "Son" to be given the knowledge of everything upon "birth" so-to-speak.
So, divinity (that which is legitimately Good) remains beyond words. Because of this, it is insulting to suggest that there was actually a "word of Good" or that any of Good's alleged words "became flesh".
If you could limit Good, there might be a word to describe the limitation, as all words eminate from a deliberate limitation of an otherwise unlimited Good. It is only that so-called "word" that might "become flesh" as both the word and the flesh represent illegitimate expressions of limitation.
That said, "I am" is a well known mantra going back at least 2000 B.C. emanating from the east, wherever there are derivatives of Hindu. It's quite possible the priestly authors of the stories made up for Hebrew consumption borrowed not only from several other narratives, but including Hindu oriented narratives .
Jesus, who probably trained far east of Abraham-land, would have been familiar with this mantra, and probably explains why when probed about his age, he probably replied "before Abraham was, I AM".
To understand the significance of this saying, all you have to do is Google "I am" as it is taught in such Hindu derivatives as Advaita Vedanta. Briefly , it is a method of prayer, if you will, to realize ones true Self as the only Being that actually exists, hence the implication 'I exist'. Again , this is not a name, but the eastern name for that Being is popular as "Brahman", the Supreme Being. As such, Jesus is identifying himself with/as the "most high" so to speak.
L in effect says that: He is what He is, He is who He is, and He has been this way forever and always will be. A God who can create a galaxy in an instant, placing every atom exactly where He wants it does not need to explain anything to us. We do not get to vote on what He is like. He gives.
Having identified with/as the "most high" so-to-speak, the True Self of Jesus would be higher, so to speak, than Jehovah, YHWE , or any other named species of god that priests have named for mass consumption (for official narratives). As such, his Self would be above and beyond whatever species of god it is that assembles atoms to make shapes and sizes called galaxies .
In one derivative of Hindu tradition, the assembly of atoms is the Brahman at "play". Play implies it is not to be taken seriously. Taken seriously, the assembly of atoms into structures, including the human body, is called "sin". A more descriptive word could be *imagination*, or *dream*.
This is to say that in identifying himself with/as the most high, Jesus also takes responsibility for the supposed making of the world, in the assembly of atoms. This is symbolized in the parable of the cross, in which he takes upon his shoulders the sins of the whole world. Properly interpreted , he is confessing his "sin". Meanwhile sin, properly understood, is "play" that is not to be taken seriously. Forgiveness is the mental mechanism that transforms "sin" into "play", and ultimately into imaginary concepts (dreams) that are *not true*. This is ultimately how Jesus emerges as "sinless" and/or "without sin". But first, he had to take tacit responsibility for assembling the atoms that appear as an alternative universe versus the spiritual domain that Brahman/Christ abides in normally. This, then, is "the way" he spoke of. Anyone who wishes to follow this example will also take reponsibility for assembling all the atoms, and, having confessed this "sin", position their mind to accept the forgiveness process/transformation which lifts the sin from one's shoulders. What lifts the sin from one's shoulders is acceptance of the fact that nothing the assembly of atoms represents actually happened (does not exist) . By contrast the only Being/thing that does exist is Christ/Brahman, hence "I am".
Proper employment of the mantra "I am" is discussed by the most advanced teachers . It is not discussed in the official narrative for the masses (the "bible") except to say that Jesus prayed a lot. There is no discussion as to what he actually did or said (or didn't say) when he prayed as the official narrative is not any kind of advanced or detailed teaching such as I am exposing here. However, an earnest student can eventually learn, after some seeking with a search engine, just how such a mantra/prayer is employed to bring ones mind to the experiential realization of one's Self as All That Exists, or what I call Christ! (with an exclamation mark).
For good students, I will briefly touch upon the proper employment of the mantra/prayer "I am". The first thing you must accept, in theory, is there is an imposter "I am..." and the True Self. You can easily spot the imposter by anything that follows "I am...", such as:
I am a carpenter.
I am a plumber
I am the president of the United States
I am a wise man
I am a black woman
I am Bob.
I am Mike
I am Mary
I am Jesus
Anything following "I am...", is a product of imagination. At worst (taken seriously) it is sin. At best it is role playing (a larp). In psychological terms these are ego, all of which are alternatives to the True Self. As alternatives, they are imposters representing a kind of mental illness akin to schizophrenia. "I am", therefore, is a deliberate attempt to truncate the imagination, and bring ones mind back to the True Self, which has existence, but no name. However, even "I am" is too many words for a Being which knows nothing of limitations (like words ) . So "I am" is a beginners prayer/mantra for word slaves. It is best to approach this carefully, because there is also an imposter that goes by the words "I am". It is from this imposter that all other imposter identities (along with their names) derive from. This imposter is the chief sinner which assembles all the atoms that make up man and man's galaxies. As said, it is imperative the good student takes responsibility for this chief of alter egos...in order to have ones steps back to the origins of one's True Self. In practice, the good student does not wish to let his thoughts wander past the words "I am.". The objective is to cease and desist adding imaginative ideas that go past/beyond the True Self, for it is these erroneous ideas (thinking) that assembles the atoms that then appear to be real in one's experience. This is to recognize that it is a wandering mind that produces all of man's environment in which he experiences so many sad and painful limitations. "I am" (and nothing more) is a deliberate attempt to bring a wandering mind (the "prodigal son") back "home". Eventually the good student wants to limit the mantra to "I", and nothing more, as a wandering mind is further curtailed , and brought back home. Even this "I" will be an imposter on first try. But if the good student keeps knocking on this door, it will open, by the grace of Christ, and the imposter will be banished (washed away) to be replaced with the original True Self as well the enjoyment of the experience thereof (heaven, bliss). Upon experiencing oneself as the True Self (Christ!/Reality) there are no more words, not even the word "I".
Summarizing, words are limitations that serve to *block* the normal communication that exists in the Mind of Christ. Words eminate from an alter ego (an anti-Christ) to be used by word slaves in the service of the alter-ego (anti-Christ, "god-of-this-world" ). "I am" is a mantra meant to restrain a wandering mind and bring it back to wordless existence where communication is direct and transparent . This is the true meaning of "communion".
