In a cinema theatre,the further the screen is moved from the
projector, the bigger the pictures become; and the closer the screen
is moved towards the projector, the source of light, the smaller
the pictures become, even to the size of a mere dot.
Similarly, the more the attention of the mind is directed
towards second and third persons, the more the worldpictures
(i.e. thoughts) are multiplied; but if the attention is
turned towards Self, the source of the mind's light, the mind
(i.e. the first thought, ‘I') itself will subside.
--------- Sri Sadhu Om, The Path of Sri Ramana Part One (p. 74)