enquiry into oneself by self interrogation

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The Teachings of BhagavanSri Ramana Maharshiin His Own WordsCHAPTER ONERELIGIONSA passage was quoted above in which the questioner wasrecommended to read the Gita or the Bible constantly; andyet on other occasions people were reminded that theirscriptures also have to be superseded.All the scriptures are meant only to make a man retracehis steps to his original source. He need not acquire anythingnew. He only has to give up false ideas and useless accretions.Instead of doing this, however, he tries to grasp something strangeand mysterious because he believes his happiness lies elsewhere.That is the mistake. 1All scriptures without exception proclaim that for attainingsalvation, the mind should be subdued. And once one knowsthat control of the mind is their final aim, it is futile to make aninterminable study of them. What is required for such control isactual enquiry into oneself by self-interrogation – `Who am I?'How can this enquiry in quest of the Self be made by means ofa studying of the scriptures? 21 Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi, 252.2 Who Am I?, § 23.