One way to unclutch

Ramana Maharishi is known for saying, "Ask who is having this thought?" or "Ask who is the one who is angry?" With this, his goal is to separate the two states in which we exist :
1) self/ego state in which we see ourselves only in relation to this life (our current roles, capabilities, status, etc.)
2) Self (capital 'S')/spirit state in which the self/ego diminishes and we adopt the perspective of the spirit inside each one of us (pure consciousness/ awareness)

The question "Who is having this thought?" is not to be answered literally. It is a rhetorical question. If you answer it verbally, you will answer it from the reference point of the self/ego. When you don't answer it and exist in the question, the feeling, the thoughtless reflection ... then the Self is invoked. This is similar to Jiddu Krishnamurti's "listen, but not to the words ... because when you get to the level of the words, you have lost the listening ... listen to the feeling behind the words ... the whole statement, without thought ... then you will see an energy arise within you and a level of understanding which is beyond words"

By asking this question, we unclutch from the self/ego and go deep within to the Self/spirit.

I have tried this and it seems to work well. Many times during the day, I would say "Who is thinking?," "Who is driving?," "Who is upset?" and it seems to take me in to different space ... the thinking stops, the driving stops (the stressful part ;-), and the upset stops. Because the Who, the Self does not care about any of these things. It is infinite, limitless, does not have anywhere to go, does not have anything to do! It just is and has no use for thoughts and upsets.

We could all try asking this question and remain silent ... and see if we can invoke a different Us ... an Unclutched Us.