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Tuesday, January 5, 2010
I-I
Sri Ramana Maharshi:
The "I" casts off the illusion of "I" and yet remains as "I". This appears to be a paradox to you, but is not so to the jnani. Take the case of the bhakta (devotee). His "I" prays to the Lord to unite it with Him, which is its surrender. What remains as residuum after this surrender, is the eternal "I", which is the Absolute, God or Paramatman Himself. What has happened to the "I", which had originally prayed? Being unreal, it simply vanished.
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