Even the structure of the atom has been found by the mind. Therefore the mind is subtler than the atom. That which is behind the mind, namely the individual soul, is subtler than the mind.
RAMANA MAHARSHIHappiness is relative and is better called pleasure or satisfaction.
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Peace is your natural state. It is the mind that obstructs the natural state.
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All that is required to realise the Self is to “Be Still.
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It is said that the I-activity is the root of all activities. From where the I-thought emerges, that in short is the heart.
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He who has realized the Self in the Heart has transcended the dualities and is never perplexed.
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The state we call realization is simply being oneself, not knowing anything or becoming anything.
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Thoughts come and go. Feelings come and go. Find out what it is that remains.
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Your true nature is that of infinite spirit. The feeling of limitation is the work of the mind.
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There is nothing so simple as being the Self. It requires no effort, no aid. One has to leave off the wrong identity and be in his (her) eternal, natural, inherent state.
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The ego’s phenomenal existence is transcended when you dive into the source from where the `I’-thought rises.
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Calmness is the criterion of spiritual progress. Plunge the purified mind into the Heart. Then the work is over.
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Meditation applies the brakes to the mind.
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We are in our Self. We are not in the world.
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There are no impediments to meditation. The very thought of such obstacles is the greatest impediment.
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It is said that the heart is in the microcosm just as the orb of the sun in the macrocosm. The mind in Sahasrara is like the disc of the moon.
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To the extent we behave with humility, to that extent good will result.
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