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.
RAMANA MAHARSHIDive deep into the chambers of your heart. Find out the real, infinite ‘I’. Rest there peacefully for ever and become identical with the Supreme Self.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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Happiness is your nature. It is not wrong to desire it. What is wrong is seeking it outside when it is inside.
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There is neither creation nor destruction, neither destiny nor free will, neither path nor achievement. This is the final truth.
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There is no mind to control if you realise the self. The mind having vanished, the self shines forth. In the realised man, the mind may be active or inactive, the self remains for him.
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This perception of division between the seer and the object that is seen, is situated in the mind. For those remaining in the heart, the seer becomes one with the sight.
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As you are, so is the world.
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Apart from the body does the world exist? Has anyone seen the world without the body?
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Good thoughts keep off bad thoughts. They must themselves disappear before the state of realization.
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Bliss is a thing which is always there and is not something which comes and goes. That which comes and goes is a creation of the mind.
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If there is anything besides the Self there is reason to fear? Who sees the second? First, the ego arises and sees objects as external. If the ego does not rise, the Self alone exists and there is no second.
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Self-reform automatically brings about social reform.
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Unless one is happy, one cannot bestow happiness on others.
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Self-inquiry is the process and the goal also. ‘I am’ is the goal and the final reality. To hold to it with effort is self-inquiry. When spontaneous and natural it is realization.
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Mind is but a poor reflection of the radiant Heart.
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The life of action need not be renounced. If you meditate for an hour or two every day you can then carry on with your duties. If you meditate in the right manner then the current of mind induced will continue to flow even in the midst of your work.
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Mind is consciousness which has put on limitations. You are originally unlimited and perfect. Later you take on limitations and become the mind.
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