Ramana in Who Am I ?

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9. What is the path of inquiry for understanding the nature of the mind?

That which rises as 'I' in this body is the mind. If one inquires as to where in

the body the thought 'I' rises first, one would discover that it rises in the

heart. That is the place of the mind's origin. Even if one thinks constantly 'I'

'I', one will be led to that place. Of all the thoughts that arise in the mind,

the 'I' thought is the first. It is only after the rise of this that the other

thoughts arise. It is after the appearance of the first personal pronoun that

the second and third personal pronouns appear; without the first personal

pronoun there will not be the second and third.

 

10. How will the mind become quiescent?

By the inquiry 'Who am I?'. The thought 'who am I?' will destroy all other

thoughts, and like the stick used for stirring the burning pyre, it will itself

in the end get destroyed. Then, there will arise Self-realization.

 

11. What is the means for constantly holding on to the thought 'Who am I?'

When other thoughts arise, one should not pursue them, but should inquire: 'To

whom do they arise?' It does not matter how many thoughts arise. As each thought

arises, one should inquire with diligence, "To whom has this thought arisen?".

The answer that would emerge would be "To me". Thereupon if one inquires "Who am

I?", the mind will go back to its source; and the thought that arose will become

quiescent. With repeated practice in this manner, the mind will develop the

skill to stay in its source. When the mind that is subtle goes out through the

brain and the sense-organs, the gross names and forms appear; when it stays in

the heart, the names and forms disappear. Not letting the mind go out, but

retaining it in the Heart is what is called "inwardness" (antar-mukha). Letting

the mind go out of the Heart is known as "externalisation" (bahir-mukha). Thus,

when the mind stays in the Heart, the 'I' which is the source of all thoughts

will go, and the Self which ever exists will shine. Whatever one does, one

should do without the egoity "I". If one acts in that way, all will appear as of

the nature of Siva (God).

 

With regds,

 

 

 

Anand.

 

 

 

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