'SELF-REALIZATION'
D: How can I attain Self-realization?
M: Realization is nothing to be gained afresh, it is already
there. All that is necessary is to get rid of the thought
‘I have not realized’.
Stillness or peace is Realization. There is no moment
when the Self is not. So long as there is doubt or the
feeling of non-realization, the attempt should be
made to rid oneself of these thoughts. They are due
to the identification of the 'Self' with the 'not-Self'.
When the 'not-Self' disappears, the 'Self' alone remains.
To make room, it is enough that the cramping be
removed; room is not brought in from elsewhere.
D: Since Realization is not possible without vasanakshaya,
how am I to realize that State in which the
vasanas are effectively destroyed?
M: You are in that State now!
D: Does it mean that by holding on to the Self, the
vasanas should be destroyed as and when they
emerge?
M: They will themselves be destroyed if you remain as
you are.
-RAMANA MAHARSHI
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