The True "I"

Sri Ramana Maharshi

Devotee: Is it not that the ‘I’ exists only in relation to a ‘this’ (aham - idam)?

Maharshi: ‘I’, ‘this’ appear together now. But ‘this’ is contained (vyaptam) in the ‘I’ - they are not apart. ‘This’ has to merge into and become one with ‘I’. The ‘I’ that remains over is the true ‘I’.