What Do You Think Of This Quote From Ramana Maharshi Regarding The Origin Of The Thought "i"?

[Joseph Maynor]

"If one inquires as to where in the body the thought "I" arises first, one would discover that it rises in the heart.  That is the place of the mind's origin."

"Who Am I" by Ramana Maharshi, Paragraph 9.

http://www.sriramanamaharshi.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/who_am_I.pdf

What do you glean from this?

[Ananta]

"The self is often said to reside within the hridaya, the heart of one’s being, or to be recognizable within one’s heart. While the literal meaning of the word hridaya is “heart,” however, the term should be understood as referring to buddhi, the intellect. The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad states, “The purusha [the self], which is identified with vijnanamaya (intellect) and is in the midst of the organs, is hridyantajyotihi, the [self-effulgent] light within the heart” (4.3.7). In his commentary on this mantra, Shankara clarifies the meaning of “heart” as follows: Heart is primarily the lotus-shaped lump of flesh; here it means the intellect, which has its seat in the heart." ~Ted Schmidt

[Loreena]

In scientific studies they have found that the heart is connected electrically to the human brain. The heart sends out electrical signals many times stronger than the brain. 

In traditional Christianity, the heart is considered to be the seat of the soul. I forgot the quote from the bible. But it says to connect to the Father and the Holy Ghost through the holy spirit that resides within the heart. 

In chakras, the heart chakra is green representing love that comes from the soul. 

Heart is like a mini intellect and the perceiver of environmental stimuli as there are many receptors on the heart. 

The Egyptians were clever people. They had this sacred knowledge that the heart is the center of the self and the seat of the soul and the spirit. Therefore they always took out all other organs but left the heart in the deceased body because that was the origin of the Ka and the Ba and that must be left undisturbed even after death. 

Thus the heart is the central chakra, the seat of the intellect and the soul from where the " I " originates and connects to the rest of the body. 

Now start eating some heart healthy food, give that beating heart a little rest from loud music, and the next time you hear it beating for someone/something, learn to listen to it, its not just beating, it's communicating through beats !!