Be As You Are: The Teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi (Compass)

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Therefore, leaving the corpse-like body as an actual corpse and remaining without even uttering the word 'I' by mouth, if one now keenly enquires, 'What is it that rises as 'I'? We imagine we are different, that is we create the bheda bhava (the feeling of difference) and then undergo great sadhana (spiritual practices) to get rid of the bheda bhava and realise the oneness. Know then that true knowledge does not create a new being for you, it only removes your ignorant ignorance. But all this was real and not illusory to you so long as you did not know that the dream itself was illusory.

When you have the realisation you can see that these differences are very superficial, that they are not at all substantial or permanent, and what is essential in all these appearances is the one truth, the real.To those who look upon the script as real, you have to say that it is unreal, an illusion, since it rests upon the paper. that they may all be one; even as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be one in us; that the world may believe that you sent me. That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. Self-enquiry should not be regarded as a meditation practice that takes place at certain hours and in certain positions; it should continue throughout one’s waking hours, irrespective of what one is doing.

Renunciation is always in the mind, not in going to forests or solitary places or giving up one’s duties.The editor points out that the book is written in such a way that advanced readers will "get it" early on, and that later chapters are trying to communicate the same idea using different methods. This book is not written by the master himself, but transcribed by one of his students and scholars, David Godman. That's not to say that reading other works is bad, only that departing from these answers and drilling down into detail tend merely to add unnecessary complexity and confusion. If you are vigilant and make a stern effort to reject every thought when it rises, you will soon find that you are going deeper and deeper into your own inner self.