What is Misunderstood about Self Enquiry, Ramana Maharshi's Most Direct Teaching, and More...

After Ramana Maharshi's passing, Self Enquiry (asking "Who am I?")—incidentally not Bhagavan's first choice of teaching—has sometimes been taken as a mechanical practice or mantra. But the investigation must be real and alive, not merely a repetitive phrase. The understanding that flows from a genuine investigation leads to the truth itself, which is the same for all.

Plan A: Tatvamasi (You are [already] That.)

Plan B: Self enquiry

0:00 Method vs direct transmission

0:56 Ramana Maharshi's first choice of teaching

2:46 It doesn't always make sense to ask "Who am I?"

5:10 Wrong interpretation that you must ask "until the world disappears"

9:40 Regarding the sharing of understanding

12:00 This truth belongs to all

Related dialogues: What is the correct way to investigate or inquire? https://youtu.be/yVn557nMRNM & Resonating with the Teacher https://youtu.be/5TyiogZeD-E

(From Online retreat with Francis Lucille 2022 02 14)