Ramana Maharshi (1879–1950) is widely
acknowledged as one of the outstanding Indian gurus of modern times.[1] He was born as Venkataraman Iyer, in Tiruchuli, Tamil
Nadu (South India).
Who Am I?’
I am pure Awareness. This Awareness is by its very nature
Being-Consciousness-Bliss (Sat-Chit-Ananda).
'Who am I?'
The physical body, composed of the seven dhatus, is not 'I'. The five sense
organs… and the five types of perception known through the senses… are not 'I'.
The five parts of the body which act… and their functions… are not 'I'. The
five vital airs such as prana, which perform the five vital
functions such as respiration, are not 'I'. Even the mind that thinks is not
'I'. In the state of deep sleep vishaya vasanas remain. Devoid of sensory knowledge
and activity, even this [state] is not 'I'. After negating all of the above as
'not I, not I', the knowledge that alone remains is itself 'I'. The nature of
knowledge is sat-chit-ananda [being-consciousness-bliss].
Vasanas is a key word in Who
am I? It can be defined
as, 'the impressions of anything remaining unconsciously in the mind
Similarly, unless the
illusory nature of the perception of the world as an objective reality ceases,
the vision of the true nature of the Self, on which the illusion is formed, is
not obtained. Your idea, is
he enlightenment, can somebody get enlighten who are not Buddhist ?