Guest guest Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 Sri Ramana recommended the inquiry " Who am I " . What I'm wondering is, why didn't he recommend " Who is 'me' " instead? At least to me, the concept of " me " is 'closer' and more intimate, as well as perhaps less-examined than " I " . Could it have been a translation thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 Tim, " I " and " me " essentially refer to the same thing; the sense of identity. The inquiry, " Who am I? " is a quest intended to uncover what is behind the identity. Where does the identity arise from? What is the source of this identity? This recognition takes place through the inquiry " Who am I? " and by grace as one traces one's sense of identity back to its source and merges with That. And wonder of wonders!! Sees One has always been That! All of this can be said in different ways. Lot of people get caught up in semantics. Sri Ramana's teaching is understood by grace and the practice of inquiry. It is all an open secret. Namaste and love to all Harsha On Behalf Of Tim G. Friday, April 25, 2008 2:58 PM Question for the group... Sri Ramana recommended the inquiry " Who am I " . What I'm wondering is, why didn't he recommend " Who is 'me' " instead? At least to me, the concept of " me " is 'closer' and more intimate, as well as perhaps less-examined than " I " . Could it have been a translation thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 , " Harsha " wrote: > > Tim, > > " I " and " me " essentially refer to the same thing; the sense of identity. > > The inquiry, " Who am I? " is a quest intended to uncover what is behind the > identity. Where does the identity arise from? What is the source of this > identity? This recognition takes place through the inquiry " Who am I? " and > by grace as one traces one's sense of identity back to its source and merges > with That. And wonder of wonders!! Sees One has always been That! > > All of this can be said in different ways. Lot of people get caught up in > semantics. Sri Ramana's teaching is understood by grace and the practice of > inquiry. It is all an open secret. > > Namaste and love to all > Harsha Thanks, Harsha - so I guess whichever word " works better " for someone in terms of inquiry will be the best approach then. I agree with the conclusions - the source of identity as the Self. Love to you and all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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