Giving Up the I Idea

By Keith Sherwood

Ramana Maharshi, the twentieth century master of Jnana Yoga (the Yoga of knowledge) declared, “The thought, ‘I am this body of flesh and blood’ is the one thread on which are strung the various other thoughts. Therefore, if we turn inwards inquiring ‘Where is this “I”?’, all thoughts (including the ‘I’ thought) will come to an end, and Self-knowledge wi…