Thoughts must cease and reason disappear
D.: Thoughts cease suddenly, then ‘I-I’ rises up as suddenly and
continues. It is only in the feeling and not in the intellect. Can it be
right?
M.: It is certainly right. Thoughts must cease and reason disappear
for ‘I-I’ to rise up and be felt. Feeling is the prime factor and not reason.
D.: Moreover it is not in the head but in the right side of the chest.
M.: It ought to be so. Because the heart is there.
D.: When I see outside it disappears. What is to be done?
M.: It must be held tight.
M.: It is certainly right. Thoughts must cease and reason disappear
for ‘I-I’ to rise up and be felt. Feeling is the prime factor and not reason.
D.: Moreover it is not in the head but in the right side of the chest.
M.: It ought to be so. Because the heart is there.
D.: When I see outside it disappears. What is to be done?
M.: It must be held tight.
- from Talk 24; Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi