Who Am I?
The Teachings of Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi
Who Am I?
The gross body which is composed of seven humours (dhatus), I am not; The five cognitive sense organs, viz. the senses of hearing, touch, sight, taste and smell, which apprehend their respective objects, viz. sound, touch, color, taste and odour, I am not; the five cognztive sense organs, viz., the organs of speech, locomotion, grasping, excretion and procreation, which have as their respective functions, speaking, moving, grasping, excreting and enjoying, I am not; the five vital airs, prana, etc., which perform respectively the five functions of in-breathing, etc., which perform respectively the five functions of in-breathing, etc., I am not; even the mind which thinks, I am not; the nescience too, which is endowed only with the residual impressions of objects and in which there are no objects and no functionings, I am not.