The mind will subside only by means of the enquiry 'Who am … - Ramana Maharshi

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The mind will subside only by means of the enquiry 'Who am I?'. The thought 'Who am I?', destroying all other thoughts, will itself finally be destroyed like the stick used for stirring the funeral pyre.

Ramana Maharshi

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Ramana Maharshi (30 December 1879 – 14 April 1950) was a Hindu sage, and a proponent of Advaita Vedanta. He advocated self-enquiry (Atma-Vichara) as a means to Self-realization.

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Alternative Names: ramanulu

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