"I" is the Truth

Sri Ramana Maharshi

Q. It is said in the Gita, "Realize the Self with pure intellect and also by service to Guru and by enquiry." How are they to be reconciled?

M. Ishwaro Gururatmeti - Ishwara, Guru and Self are identical. So long as the sense of duality persists in you, you seek a Guru considering that he stands apart. He, however, teaches you the truth and you gain the insight. 

Q. Kindly explain: 

ahameko name kaschit nahamanyasya kasyachit

naham pasyami yasyaham tam na pasyami yo mama 

(I am alone; none is mine; of none else I am, I see none whose I am, none who is mine).

M. This sloka occurs in different scriptures like Bhagavata, Mahabharata etc. It also forms the motto of chapter 11 in "Self-Realization". Aham - "I" is only one. Egos are different. They are in the One Self. The Self is not affected by the egos. "I" is one only. "I" is the truth. All that follows is meant to refute the sense of duality.