Thus Spake Ramana

[Guest guest]

He who engages in investigation

starts holding on to himself,

asking. " Who am I? "

and the Self becomes clear to him.

 

Even now you are the Self.

But you are confounding this consciousness

[or ego] with the absolute consciousness.

This false identification is due to ignorance.

Ignorance disappears along with ego.

Killing the ego is the only thing to accomplish.

Realization is already there.

No attempt is needed to attain realization.

For it is nothing external.

Nothing new.

It is always and everywhere;

Here and now.

 

[from] Talks with Ramana Maharshi

[recorded March 2nd, 1936]