Self-enquiry

Binnen de Advaita Vedanta is Sri Ramana Maharshi (1879 – 1950) een van de weinigen die het belang van zelfonderzoek benadrukte. Volgens hem is Self-enquiry de meest directe route naar Self-realisation. Ramana omschreef Self-enquiry eens als volgt:

Self-enquiry

As each thought arises, one must be watchful
and ask to whom is this thought occurring.
The answer will be to “me”.
If you enquire ‘Who am I?’ the mind will return
to the source from whence it is issued.
The thought which arose, will also submerge.