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| Sri Ramana Maharshi |
“I am” is the Truth. The body is the
limitation. The ajnani limits the “I” with the body. The “I” in sleep is apart
from the body. The same “I” is now in the waking state. Though thought to be in
the body, “I” is really outside it.
The wrong notion is not “I am the body” –
for it is the “I” that says it [the body being insentient cannot]. The mistake
lies in thinking that “I” is what “I” is not. “I” cannot be the inert body.
The movements of the body are confused with
the movements of the “I” and the result is misery. Whether the body works or
not, “I” remains free and happy. The ajnani's “I” is the body. There is the
whole error. The jnani's “I” includes the body and that is all. Some
intermediate entity arises and causes confusion.
A child and jnani are similar. Incidents
interest the child only so long as they last. It ceases to think of them after
they have finished, which shows that they do not leave any imprint or
impressions on the child, and it is not affected by them mentally. It is the
same with the sage.
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