In English
In our culture, we have been taught to examine and enquire and say, “Oh, this is not what I am seeking, this is not what I am seeking.” Thereby we give up all that is transient in the world and fix our attention ultimately on that permanent Divine soul. And this is what our has been teaching us as the right path. When we begin to follow it, at the elementary stages, we ask ourselves the questions: “Am I the body? Am I the mind? Am I the ?” There is no better process of realising ourselves than to make this kind of enquiry. If you have the belief that you are the body, then what is the meaning of the statement we generally make, namely, “my body”? Who is the “my” and who is the “body”? When you say “my body,” it means that “my” is something separate and distinct from the body. Again when you say “my mind,” it means that “my” is separate from “mind.” In the same manner, we are enjoying and we are experiencing all these things by saying “these are mine.” We are not saying separately “I”. It is only when you make a proper enquiry about this “I” and realise that the “I” is neither the body nor the mind, you would have steadfastly put yourself in the philosophy of non-dualism. The teachings of take you through the statements “this is not I,” “this is not I,” “this is not I” until you are able to realise what the “I” is.