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to separate oneself from <strong>the</strong> body and<br />
remain effortlessly resting in pure<br />
Consciousness 1 .<br />
A basic conviction or knowledge that I<br />
am not <strong>the</strong> body but <strong>the</strong> pure consciousness is<br />
an essential sine qua non in most of <strong>the</strong><br />
spiritual paths including "Self Enquiry' as<br />
propounded by Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi.<br />
Lord Krishna also starts his sermon in<br />
<strong>the</strong> Bhagavad Gita more or less in <strong>the</strong> same<br />
strain explaining how <strong>the</strong> body is different<br />
from <strong>the</strong> Self, <strong>the</strong> former being subject to<br />
birth and death while <strong>the</strong> Self remains eternal<br />
and immortal. The very first step on this<br />
path is to understand clearly that <strong>the</strong> Self is<br />
all consciousness, always liberated, an<br />
uninvolved witness of all events and<br />
happenings, all pervasive and perfect like a<br />
1. `{X Xoh§ n¥WŠH¥$Ë` {M{V {dlmå` {Vð{g$&<br />
AYwZ¡d gwIr emÝVmo ~ÝY_wº$mo ^{dî`{g$& (I-4)
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