The Teachings of Ramana Maharshi (The Classic Collection)

by Arthur Osborne

It is the drama of ahamkara, the ‘I-maker’ or ego-consciousness, in opposition and indissoluble bondage to the atman, the Self or non ego.

The goal of Eastern religious practice is the same as that of Western Mysticism: the shifting of the centre of gravity from the ego to the Self, from man to God. This means that the ego disappears in the Self, and man in God.