Maharshi's Gospel - Self and Individuality - 4

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Disciple: How can the ego which is confined to two of the states, endeavour

to realize That which comprises all three states?

 

Maharshi: The ego in its purity is experienced in the intervals between two

states or between two thoughts. The ego is like the worm which leaves one

hold only after it catches another. Its true nature is known when it is out

of contact with objects or thoughts. You should realize this interval as the

abiding, unchanging Reality, your true Being, through the conviction gained

by the study of the three states, jagrat, svapna, and susupti.

 

 

(From Maharshi's Gospel, published by Sri Ramanasramam and available for

download from http://www.ramana-maharshi.org/ )