Self inquiry

The topics mentioned in the past few days will help you get settled into your meditation practice. Once you advance, it is useful to add self-inquiry into your meditations. Self-inquiry will allow you to go deeper into the de-identification of your mind. The simple question that can be asked is ‘Who am I?’ Who am I will allow you to observe any aspect of who you think you are. It will help you to analyse your life, your behaviour, your negative traits (and positive) and to have a clearer idea and vision of what you want to do and where you want to go. Ultimately, it can be a strong and effective assistant in finding your true self.

The Indian guru Ramana Maharshi once stated: “If the purpose of meditation is to find the Self, and the method of meditation is concentration on an object; then why not just concentrate on the Self?” This is the most powerful object to concentrate on and therefore also the basis of our meditations. Contemplation of “Who am I” with a silent mind goes so deep that once you have reached this point, I can guarantee to you that actual fruits of your meditation are about to be ready to get harvested.