If the ego rises, all else will also rise; if it subsides, all else will also subside.

The search "Who am I"...ends in the annihilation of the illusory "I" and the Self which remains over will be as clear as a gooseberry in the palm of one's hand.

Such happiness is relative and is better called pleasure or satisfaction.

The Self is here and now, it is the only Reality. There is nothing else.

How does one get rid of fear? Ramana: What is fear? It is only a thought. If there is anything besides the Self there is reason to fear. Who sees things separate from the Self? First the ego arises and sees objects as external. If the ego does not rise, the Self alone exists and there is nothing external. For anything external to oneself implies the existence of the seer within. Seeking it there will eliminate doubt and fear. Not only fear, all other thoughts centred round the ego will disappear along with it.

It is within your competence to think and thus to get bound or to cease thinking and thus be free.

If you observe awareness steadily, this awareness itself becomes the Guru that will reveal the Truth.