RE: does the I refer to the ego or the Atman?

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viorica weissman

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Saturday, February 23, 2002

9:35 AM

; MillionPaths;

RamanaMaharshi; NamoRamana

does the

I refer to the ego or the Atman?

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Arial;color:blue">D: In the enquiry "Who am I?", does the I

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Arial;color:blue"> refer to the ego or the Atman?

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Arial;color:blue">Maharshi

Arial;color:blue">: In the enquiry, 'I' refers to the ego.

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Arial;color:blue">D: Are my present qualities of faith, humility and surrender

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Arial;color:blue"> sufficiently intense, or are they still

very imperfect and

Arial;color:blue"> require further development? If so, how

can I quickly

Arial;color:blue"> develop them to perfection so as to

deserve Grace and

Arial;color:blue"> early success in the realization of Atman,

or in the annihilation

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Arial;color:blue">M: Do not entertain such thoughts of imperfection,

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Arial;color:blue"> lack of qualities, etc. You are already

perfect.

Arial;color:blue"> Get rid of the ideas of imperfection and

need

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Arial;color:blue"> for development. There is nothing to

realize or

Arial;color:blue"> annihilate. You are the Self. The ego does

not exist.

Arial;color:blue"> Pursue the enquiry and see if there is

anything to be

Arial;color:blue"> realized or annihilated. See if there is

any mind to be

Arial;color:blue"> controlled. Even the effort is being made

by the mind

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All paths go somewhere. No path goes nowhere. Paths, places, sights,

perceptions, and indeed all experiences arise from and exist in and subside

back into the Space of Awareness. Like waves rising are not different than the

ocean, all things arising from Awareness are of the nature of Awareness.

Awareness does not come and go but is always Present. It is Home. Home is where

the Heart Is. Jnanis know the Heart to be the Finality of Eternal Being. A true

devotee relishes in the Truth of Self-Knowledge, spontaneously arising from

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