Ramana Gita II, 2

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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)

 

In another work, 'Forty verses on Reality',

Ramana makes it clear that consciousness of thie 'I-I' is

different from the ego or the idea of individuality. Ego is limited,

seperative and particular.

The feeling of 'I-I' is limitless expanse of consciousness.

The 'I'-thought, ego, is termed 'Aham-Vritti' and the shining

of 'I' in the heart is called 'Aham-Sphurthi'.

Ramana describes the latter 'as an incessant flash of I-consciousness,

you can be aware of it, feel it, hear it, sense it'.

When questioned by Kapali Sastri as to how to feel this in the body,

Ramana explained "that the whole body becomes a mere power,

a force current:

Life becomes a needla drawn to a huge mass of magnet and as

you go deeper and deeper you become a mere centre and then not even

that for you become mere consciousness."

 

to be continued

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

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