Vichara & Self realization

Difference between vichara and Self realization- is only effort it's very direct instant method
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D: Will vichara alone do in the absence of meditation?

M: Vichara is the process and the goal also. ‘I AM’ is the goal and the final Reality. 

To hold to it with effort is vichara. When spontaneous and natural it is Realisation.

D: In my meditation I try to eliminate the wrong ‘I’, but so far without success.

M: How can ‘I’ eliminate itself? 
All you have to do is to find its source and abide in it as your real Self. Your efforts can extend thus far, the Beyond will take care of itself.


Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi