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D: While the one aim is to realize the unconditioned, pure Being of

the Self, which is in no way dependent on the ego, how can inquiry

pertaining to the ego in the form of aham-vrtti be of any use?

 

chit-jada-granthi...the " knot between pure consciousness and the

insentient body " the ego

 

M: From the functional point of view of the form, activity, or

whatever else you may call it (it is immaterial, since it is

evanescent), the ego has one and only one characteristic. The ego

functions as the knot between the Self, which is pure Consciousness,

and the physical body, which is inert and insentient. The ego is

therefore called the chit-jada granthi. In your investigation into

the Source of aham-vrtti, you take the essential chit aspect of the

ego: and for this reason the inquiry must lead to the realization of

the pure Consciousness of the Self.

 

 

 

D: What is the relation between the pure-Consciousness realized by

the jnani and the " I-am " -ness which is accepted as the primary

datum of experience?

 

suddha-sattva svarupa...utter purity

 

M: The undifferentiated Consciousness of pure Being is the Heart of

hrdayam which you really are, as signified by the word itself (hrt +

ayam = Heart an I). From the heart arises the " I-am " -ness as the

primary datum of one's experience. By itself it is suddha-sattva is

character. It is in this suddha-sattva svarupa (that is,

uncontaminated by rajas and tamas). that the " I " appears to subsist

in the jnani..

 

D: In the jnani the ego subsists in the sattvic form and therefore

it appears as something real. Am I right?

 

M: No. The existence of the ego in any form, either in the jnani or

ajnani is itself and appearance. But to the ajnani who is deluded

into thinking that the waking state and the world are real, the ego

also appears to be real. Since he sees the jnani act like other

individuals, he feels constrained to posit some notion of

individuality with reference to the jnani also.

 

 

 

From The Teachings of Ramana Maharshi...Shambala

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