One can only be that

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If we talk of knowing the Self, there must

be two selves, one a knowing self, another

the self which is known, and the process of

knowing. The state we call realisation is

simply being oneself, not knowing anything

or becoming anything. If one has realised,

one is that which alone is and which alone has

always been. One cannot describe that state.

One can only be that. Of course, we loosely

talk of Self-realisation, for want of a better

term. How to 'real-ise' or make real that

which alone is real?

 

- Sri Ramana Maharshi

 

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" Be As You Are "

The Teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi

Edited by David Godman

Arkana, 1985