Within the vision of Self-Inquiry as taught by Ramana Maharshi, abidance as Sahaja Samadhi signifies the culmination of the entire path. Self-Inquiry begins as a deliberate turning of attention toward the sense of “I,” but its true fruit is not a passing experience; it is the natural, effortless resting in the Self where the questioning mind has fallen silent. This abidance is described as the permanent and natural state of self-awareness, in which the “I-thought” no longer arises as a separate center. What remains is unbroken presence as pure consciousness, free from the strain of practice or the notion of a separate doer who must maintain a state.

A central feature of Sahaja Samadhi is its stability and continuity. Unlike temporary absorptions in which the mind subsides only to reappear, this abidance is characterized by unbroken awareness of one’s true nature as pure consciousness, through all activities and all states—waking, dream, and sleep. The identification “I am the body-mind” is no longer the basis of experience, and the ego-sense does not reconstitute itself as the owner of thoughts and actions. Ordinary functioning continues, yet action, speech, and thought do not spring from the belief in a separate individual; the apparent person operates, but without the burden of ownership or identification.

This natural state also represents the integration of realization into the fabric of daily life. It does not require withdrawal from activity or special conditions, because it is not dependent on particular circumstances or techniques. The purpose of Self-Inquiry is thereby fulfilled: not to gain some new, extraordinary experience, but to abide as what has always been present as the Self. When this abidance is firm, the movement of seeking comes to an end, since the question “Who am I?” no longer has a seeker to sustain it.

From this standpoint, the roots of psychological suffering are cut. Suffering rests on misidentification with the body-mind and on perceiving the world in terms of self and other, with all the attendant fear, craving, and insecurity. In Sahaja Samadhi, this duality is seen through, and the false identification with thoughts, emotions, and sensations is transcended. What remains is the simple, attribute-free “I am” consciousness, in which the basis for inner conflict has dissolved, even though bodily and mental phenomena may still appear and function in their own way.