"The very first step in understanding what this is all about is giving up the concept of an active, volitional 'I' as a separate entity and accepting the passive role of perceiving and functioning as a process." - Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

Sunday, August 19, 2012

The Practice: Find The Source Of "I"

Sri Ramana Maharshi

The sense of body is a thought; the thought is of the mind, the mind rises after the 'I-thought', the 'I-thought' is the root thought. If that is held, the other thoughts will disappear. There will then be no body, no mind, not even the ego.

What will remain then?
The Self in its purity.

How can the mind be made to vanish?
No attempt is made to destroy it. To think or wish it is itself a thought. If the thinker is sought, the thoughts will disappear.

Will they disappear of themselves? It looks so difficult.
They will disappear because they are unreal. The idea of difficulty is itself an obstacle to realization. It must be overcome. To remain as the Self is not difficult.

It looks easy to think of God in the external world, whereas it looks difficult to remain without thoughts.
That is absurd; to look at other things is easy and to look within is difficult! It must be contrariwise.

But I do not understand. It is difficult.
This thought of difficulty is the chief obstacle. A little practice will make you think differently.

What is the practice?
To find out the source of "I".

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