It is false to speak of realisation. What is there to realise?

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It is false to speak of realisation. What is there to realise?
The real is as it is always. We are not creating anything new or
achieving something which we did not have before. The illustration
given in books is this. We dig a well and create a huge pit. The
space in the pit or well has not been created by us. We have just
removed the earth which was filling the space there. The space
was there then and is also there now. Similarly we have simply
to throw out all the age-long samskaras [innate tendencies] which
are inside us. When all of them have been given up, the Self will
shine alone.
-"Be As You Are"
The Teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi
Edited by David Godman

COMMENT by SK :-

‎[Peace magazine of Shanti Ashram in Sept 1931 and mountain path-p37- June 1996]

The discussion between Paul Brunton, Bikshu and Ramana Maharishi:-

Hurst [PB]: - What is the way to realization?

Maharishi: - VICHAR, asking yourself “Who an ‘I’?” – inquiry into nature of the self.
 

Hurst [PB]:- what is the best way to attain Godhood?
 

Maharshi: - Self inquiry leads to self-realization. [In Mountain path page 38 –June 1996]
Japa, dhyna and the like are things we learn from someone or other but being and being the whole is born with us not acquired. [Mountain path –page-44- -June 1996]
 

It all depends on the maturity of the seeker to understand assimilate his teaching.


Some doubts will crops up  when Bhagwan says  what is there to realize , it is false to speak  of realization, the real is as it is :-
 

If it is false to speak of realization— then why did Sri, Ramana Maharishi speak of realization and why did he prescribe Self-inquiry?
 

One cannot say “What is there to realize”-- when he is  in the state of ignorance[only a Gnani can say that]. 

Only when the wisdom dawns then ---  the real is as it is always .
 

How can one throw out age long samskara when the self is not the body then who has this samskaras or conditioning? And what has this samskara when the body is not the self? who has to throw it? and what remains after throwing the samskaras or conditioning.

  Why to give up everything if  one says, - what is there to realize? 

Deeper research is needed because  one finds  Sri, Ramana Maharishi  has prescribed many ways to self-realization other than  'WHO AM 'I'?'   sticking to 'Who am 'I'? 'alone is not enough to understand and assimilate  the teaching of the great sage.