The works of Ramaṇa Maharṣi

Upadeśa Sāram

Verse 16

दृश्यवारितं चित्तमात्मनः ।चित्त्वदर्शनं तत्त्वदर्शनम् ॥

दृश्यवारितम् चित्तम्आत्मनः चित्त्वदर्शनम् तत्त्वदर्शनम्

In plain words

Let the mind stop going out. Not stop working — stop going out. Then it sees what it is made of. And that is not a step towards seeing the truth. It is the seeing of the truth, and there is no other.

Word for word

The mind turned back from the seen, seeing its own consciousness-nature, is the seeing of the truth.