Who Am I ? (25 – 28) What is Self-Realization Who Am I ? (contd.) Who Am I ? (25 – 28) What is Self-Realization 25. What is wisdom-insight (jnana-drshti)? Remaining quiet is what is called wisdom-insight. To remain quiet is to resolve the mind in the Self. Telepathy, knowing past, present and future happenings […]
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Who Am I? (24) What is Happiness
Who Am I? (24) What is Happiness Who Am I ? (contd.) Who Am I? (24) What is Happiness 24. What is happiness? Happiness is the very nature of the Self; happiness and the Self are not different. There is no happiness in any object of the world. We imagine through our ignorance that we […]
Who Am I? (23) Reading books any use
Who Am I? (23) Reading books any use Who Am I ? (contd.) Who Am I? (23) Reading books any use 23. Is it any use reading books for those who long for release (salvation, liberation, self-realization)? All the texts say that in order to gain release (from bondage), one should render the mind quiet; […]
Who Am I? (22) Difference between waking...
Who Am I? (22) Difference between waking and dream Who Am I ? (contd.) Who Am I? (22) Difference between waking and dream 22. Is there no difference between waking and dream? Waking is long and a dream short; other than this there is no difference. Just as waking happenings seem real while awake, so […]
Who Am I ? (20 – 21) Liberation of the S
Who Am I ? (20 – 21) Liberation of the Soul Who Am I ? (contd.) Who Am I ? (20 – 21) Liberation of the Soul 20. Is it not possible for God and the Guru to effect the release of a soul? God and the Guru will only show the way to release; […]
Who Am I? (19) What is Non-Attachment
Who Am I? (19) What is Non-Attachment Who Am I ? (contd.) Who Am I? (19) What is Non-Attachment 19. What is non-attachment? As thoughts arise, destroying them utterly without any residue in the very place of their origin is non-attachment. Just as the pearl-diver ties a stone to his waist, sinks to the bottom […]
Who Am I ? (16 – 18) Supreme Power makes
Who Am I ? (16 – 18) Supreme Power makes all things move Who Am I ? (contd.) Who Am I ? (16 – 18) Supreme Power makes all things move 16. What is the nature of the Self? What exists in truth is the Self alone. The world, the individual soul, and God are […]
Who Am I ? (13 – 15) Meditation on the S
Who Am I ? (13 – 15) Meditation on the Self Who Am I ? (contd.) Who Am I ? (13 – 15) Meditation on the Self 13. The residual impressions (thoughts) of objects appear wending like the waves of an ocean. When will all of them get destroyed? As the meditation on the Self […]
Who Am I ? (9 – 12) Path of Inquiry
Who Am I ? (9 – 12) Path of Inquiry Who Am I ? (contd.) Who Am I ? (9 – 12) Path of Inquiry 9. What is the path of inquiry for understanding the nature of the mind? That which rises as ‘I’ in this body is the mind. If one inquires as to […]
Who Am I ? (1 – 8) Who Am I?
Who Am I ? (1 – 8) Who Am I? Ramana Maharshi’s Teachings Who Am I ? (1 – 8) Who Am I? 28 Questions and Answers As all living beings desire to be happy always, without misery, as in the case of everyone there is observed supreme love for one’s self, and as happiness […]
“Who Am I ?” – Introduction
“Who Am I ?” – Introduction “Who am I?” is the title given to a set of questions and answers bearing on Self-enquiry. The questions were put to Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi by one Sri M. Sivaprakasam Pillai about the year 1902. Sri Pillai, a graduate in Philosophy, was at the time employed in the […]