Ramana Gita II,2: the 'I-I'

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In the centre of the Heart-cave,

Brahman shines alone.

It is the form of Self experienced directly as 'I-I'.

Enter the Heart, through self-enquiry

or merging or by breath-control

and become rooted as That.

 

Commentary (continuation)

It may be noted that the terms 'Heart', 'Brahman', 'Atman', and 'Self' are used

as interchangeable by Ramana.

However, one finds that he generally uses the expression 'Heart'. ...

 

The scriptures declare that 'Brahman' shines in the hearts of all creation.

The scriptures are also replete with descriptions of it, as pure, eternal

and self-luminous.

 

Ramana describes how consciousness shines forth by itself, spontaneously.

It takes the form of an unbroken feeling of 'I'. To denote the continous nature

of this throb of consciousness, Ramana repeats the words as 'I-I'. The word

'alone' has been used after Brahman to indicate the absence of duality. ...

 

Though the feeling of fulness as 'I-I' is present without let even when one has

the notion of seperateness, the awareness of this feeling would be absent.

When through conscious effort the 'I'-thought is traced to its source and

merges there one becomes conscious of the continous sparkle of the Heart.

 

to be continued

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Ramana Gita, transl. and commentary by A.R. Natarajan

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