core teachings of Ramana Maharshi, focusing on the non-dual nature of the Self as pure Being-Awareness. Ramana asserts that this Awareness is not an attribute or a temporary state, but the fundamental, unchanging reality of one's nature, which is always present regardless of the body, mind, or thoughts. The text explains that the effort to find the Self is the only thing obscuring it, and realization occurs not by gaining something new, but by recognizing what one already is through self-inquiry, specifically by asking "Who am I?" This inquiry is intended to dissolve the illusory sense of the separate "person" or thinker that mistakenly identifies itself with the contents of consciousness. Ultimately, Being is presented as identical to Awareness, serving as the ground for all experience and knowledge.