Beauty ＆ Pure 139

Devotee : "Not this -- not this". That is the teaching to the seeker. He is told that
the SELF is Supreme. How is it to be found ?
Sri Bhagavan : The SELF is said to be the hearer, thinker, knower, etc. But, that is
not all. It is also described as the ear of ear, the mind of mind, etc.; and, by what means
to know the knower ?
D.: But, this does not say what the SELF is.
Sri Bhagavan : "Not this -- not this".
D.: It only negates.
Sri Bhagavan : ( Silence ).
The devotee complains that the SELF is not pointed out.
Sri Bhagavan : A man wants to know what he is. He sees animals and objects around him.
He is told : 'You are not a cow, not a horse, not a tree, not this, not that, and so on.' If again
the man asks saying, 'You have not said what I am,' the answer will be, 'It is not said
you are not a man'. He must find out for himself that he is a man. So, you must find out
for yourself what you are.
You are told, 'You are not this body, nor the mind, nor the intellect, nor the ego, nor
anything you can think of; find out what truly you are'. Silence denotes that the questioner
is himself the SELF that is to be found. In a swayamvara (selection of the bridegroom),
the maiden goes on saying 'no' to each one until she faces her choice and then, she looks
downwards and remains silent.