#thought-'i'

[shinymoonbird]

Distracted as we are by various thoughts, if we would continually contemplate the Self, which is Itself God, this single thought would in due course replace all distraction and would itself ultimately vanish. The pure Consciousness that alone finally remains is God. This is Liberation. To be constantly centered on one's own all-perfect pure Self is the acme of yoga, wisdom, and all other forms of spiritual practice. Even though the mind wanders restlessly, involved in external matters, and so is forgetful of its own Self, one should remain alert and remember: 'The body is not I.'

Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi

[shinymoonbird]

That which rises and falls is the transient ‘I’. That which has neither origin nor end is the permanent ‘I-I’ consciousness.

Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi - Talks, §268 (pdf)

[shinymoonbird]

You need not cease thinking. Only think of the root of thought; seek It and find It.

Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi - Talks §524

[shinymoonbird]

Thoughts alone are mind. Of all, the thought called ‘I’ alone is the root. What is called mind is ‘I’.

Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi - verse 18 of Upadēśa Undiyār: