"'I', 'I'"

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Hello, to all:

 

I have a question concerning Sri Ramana's japa instruction (see below

for quote). Can the mantra "'I', 'I'" be done in English or must it be

in Sanskrit, i.e. "'Aham', 'aham'"? Or, does it make any difference

either way?

 

yours,

 

dannyc

 

(excerpt): For Bhagavan the divine name was 'I' or 'I am'. Although,

like Namdev, he generally encouraged his devotees to do self-enquiry

and reach God by finding the source of the 'I', he was prepared to

concede that repetition of the divine name 'I' would lead to the same

goal. However, he generally recommended this path only to those who

found self-enquiry too hard:

 

"If you find the vichara marga [the path of self-enquiry] too hard,

you can go on repeating 'I', 'I', and that will lead you to same goal.

There is no harm in using 'I' as a mantra. It is the first name of

God." (19)

 

(19) Day by Day with Bhagavan, 8th May 1946.

 

http://davidgodman.org/rteach/fnofgod2.shtml#ftnref21