Realization

The State we call Realization is simply being oneself, not knowing anything or becoming anything. ~ Sri Ramana.

If one has realized, he is That which alone is, and which alone has always been. He cannot describe that state. He can only be That. (Gems from Bhagavan, VIII).

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CONSCIOUS IMMORTALITY

Q: Is it possible to be conscious without thought?

M: Yes. There is only one Consciousness. In sleep there is no 'I'. The ‘I’-thought arises on waking and then the world appears. Where was this ‘I’ in sleep? Was it there or not? It must have been there, yet not in the way you feel now.

The present is only the 'I'-thought, whereas the sleeping ‘I’ is the real 'I'. That subsists throughout. That is Consciousness. If that is known you will see that it is beyond thoughts. Thoughts can be like other activities, not disturbing the supreme Consciousness.

- p. 99