Thus Spake Ramana

[Guest guest]

The mind obstructs the innate peace.

Our investigation is only in the mind.

Investigate the mind;

then it will disappear.

There is no entity by the name " mind. "

Because of the emergence of thoughts,

we surmise something from which they start;

that we term " mind. "

When we probe to see what it is,

there is nothing of the sort.

After it has vanished,

Peace will be found to remain eternal.

 

We misapprehend the ego

and call it intellect or mind.

 

[from] Talks with Ramana Maharshi

[recorded July 20th, 1936]