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Day by Day with Bhagavan, 28th June 1946
In the afternoon Khanna's wife appealed to Bhagavan in writing: "I am not learned in the Scriptures and I find the method of Self-enquiry too hard for me. I am a woman with seven children and a lot of household cares, and it leaves me little time for meditation. I request Bhagavan to give me some simpler and easier method.''
Bhagavan: No learning or knowledge of Scriptures is necessary to know the Self, as no man requires a mirror to see himself. All knowledge is required only to be given up eventually as not Self. Nor is household work or cares with children necessarily an obstacle. If you can do nothing more, at least continue saying 'I, I' to yourself mentally all the time, as advised in 'Who am I?', whatever work you may be doing and whether you are sitting, standing or walking. 'I' is the name of God. It is the first and greatest of all mantras. Even OM is second to it.
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Day by Day with Bhagavan, 8th May 1946
If you find the vichara marga [the path of self-enquiry] too hard, you can go on repeating 'I', 'I', and that will lead you to same goal. There is no harm in using 'I' as a mantra. It is the first name of God.
Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi, talk no. 591
Question: How does the name ['I'] help realisation?
Bhagavan: The original name is always going on, spontaneously, without any effort on the part of the individual. The name is aham, 'I'. When it becomes manifest it manifests as ahamkara - the ego. The oral repetition of nama leads one to mental repetition which finally resolves itself into the eternal vibration.
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A Humble Personal Note:
One could also repeat "I am Siva" or "I am Sakthi" or "I am Narayana" (or famously "I am Brahman") etc., with steadfast devotion and could eventually realize the qualities of their Personal God/Ishwara including Brahma Jnana/Self-Realization. Such practice is also easily observed in the Indian Spiritual Sadhana scene down the ages.
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