Devotee: When I go on analysing myself I go beyond the intellect, and then there is no happiness.
Ramana Maharishi: Intellect is only an instrument of the Self. It cannot help you to know what is beyond itself.
Devotee: I understand it. But there is no happiness beyond it.
Ramana Maharishi: The intellect is the instrument wherewith to know unknown things. But you are already known, being the Self which is itself knowledge; so you do not become the object of knowledge. The intellect makes you see things outside, and not that which is its own source.
Devotee: The question is repeated.
Ramana Maharishi: The intellect is useful thus far, it helps you to analyse yourself, and no further. It must then be merged into the ego, and the source of the ego must be sought. If that be done the ego disappears. Remain as that source and then the ego does not arise
Devotee: There is no happiness in that state.
Ramana Maharishi: ‘There is no happiness’ is only a thought. The Self is bliss, pure and simple. You are the Self. So you cannot but be bliss; being so, you cannot say here is no happiness. That which says so cannot be the Self; it is the non-Self and must be got rid of in order to realise the bliss of the Self.
Ramana Maharishi: Intellect is only an instrument of the Self. It cannot help you to know what is beyond itself.
Devotee: I understand it. But there is no happiness beyond it.
Ramana Maharishi: The intellect is the instrument wherewith to know unknown things. But you are already known, being the Self which is itself knowledge; so you do not become the object of knowledge. The intellect makes you see things outside, and not that which is its own source.
Devotee: The question is repeated.
Ramana Maharishi: The intellect is useful thus far, it helps you to analyse yourself, and no further. It must then be merged into the ego, and the source of the ego must be sought. If that be done the ego disappears. Remain as that source and then the ego does not arise
Devotee: There is no happiness in that state.
Ramana Maharishi: ‘There is no happiness’ is only a thought. The Self is bliss, pure and simple. You are the Self. So you cannot but be bliss; being so, you cannot say here is no happiness. That which says so cannot be the Self; it is the non-Self and must be got rid of in order to realise the bliss of the Self.
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