All that one gives to others one gives to one’s self. If this truth is understood, who will not give to others?
RAMANA MAHARSHIHappiness is relative and is better called pleasure or satisfaction.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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The state of self-realization, as we call it, is not attaining something new or reaching some goal which is far away, but simply being that which you always are and which you always have been.
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Whenever a thought arises, instead of trying even a little either to follow it up or to fulfil it, it would be better to first enquire, “To whom did this thought arise?”
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Grace is not something outside or you.. In fact, your very desire for grace is due to grace that is already working in you.
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All unhappiness is due to the ego. With it comes all your trouble. If you would deny the ego and scorch it by ignoring it you would be free.
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Engage yourself in the living present. The future will take care of itself.
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That alone is Real which exists by itself, which reveals itself by itself and which is eternal and unchanging.
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The very fact that we wish for liberation shows that freedom from all bondage is our real nature. It is not to be freshly acquired. All that is necessary is to get rid of the false notion that we are bound.
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Actions themselves form no bondage. Bondage is only the false belief, “I am the do-er.”
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He that sees the Lord in the temple, the living body, by seeking Him within, can alone see Him, the Infinite, in the temple of the universe, having become the Endless Eye.
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Realization is to get rid of the delusion that you have not realized.
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You know that you know nothing. Find out that knowledge.
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Beyond the belief that something can be lost, there is nothing to lose.
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You may go on reading any number of books on Meditation. They can only tell you ‘Realize the Self’. The Self cannot be found in books. You have to find it for yourself in yourself.
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For those who have obtained unobstructed knowledge of Self, the world is seen merely as a bondage causing imagination.
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If you go on working with the light available, you will meet your Master, as he himself will be seeking you.
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