Upadesa Saram, V. 8

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The meditation 'I am That' is regarded

as more purifying than one based

on dualistic thought.

 

In ordinary meditation the triad, the meditator,

God as the object of meditation, and the act

of meditation, are present. The Self, God and

individual are but one. Remembrance of this

unity is set out in the Vedic expressions 'I am

Brahman' or 'Brahman am I' or 'I am That' or

'All this is Brahman'. The Self is eternally pure.

To contemplate remembering one's identity

with it is purifying.

 

In Ramana Gita, Ganapati Muni specifically

questioned Ramana whether these ideas

constitue Self-knowledge. Ramana makes

it clear that these are but concepts and that

abidance in the pure state alone is knowledge.

This is not to say that they have no utility.

They are aids to Self-knowledge for thought

dwells on its pure source. As the mind grows

purer its capacity to stay at the source becomes

greater. This meditation helps to loosen the hold

of the identification of the Self with the body.

 

 

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Natarajan

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