Ramana Maharshi - Inquiry of Who am I?

[Guest guest]

Lakshman Brahmachari from the Sri Ramakrishna Mission asked :

 

Inquiry of "Who am I?" or of the "I"-thought being itself a thought,

how can it be destroyed in the process ?

M : When Sita was asked who was her husband among the rishis

(Rama himself being present there as a rishi) in the forest, by the

wives of the rishis, she denied each one as he was pointed out. Her

silence was eloquent.

Similary, the Vedas also are eloquent in 'neti-neti" (not this-not this)

and then remain silent. Their silence is the Real State. This is the

meaning of exposition by silence. When the source of the "I"-thought

is reached, it vanishes and what remains is the Self.

D : Patanjari Yoga Sutras speak of identification.

M : Identification with the Supreme is only another name for destruction

of ego.

 

Taken from :

 

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Talks with Ramana Maharshi

Inner Direction Publishing, 2000

Page 90

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