Your duty is to Be, and not to be this or that.
RAMANA MAHARSHIThe search “Who am I” ends in the annihilation of the illusory “I” and the Self which remains over will be as clear as a gooseberry in the palm of one’s hand.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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He whose pure mind turns inward and searches whence does this ‘I’ arise, knows the Self and merges in You, the Lord, as a river into the sea.
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Mind is but a poor reflection of the radiant Heart.
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Meditation depends upon the strength of mind. It must be unceasing even when one is engaged in work. Particular time for it is meant for novices.
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All that exists is but the manifestation of the Supreme Being.
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Engage yourself in the living present. The future will take care of itself.
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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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See who is the subject; and this inquiry leads you to pure Consciousness beyond the subject.
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Then all this earth shines like one house.
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The seat of Realization is within and the seeker cannot find it as an object outside him. That seat is bliss and is the core of all beings. Hence it is called the Heart.
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Peace can reign only where there is no disturbance, and disturbance is due to thoughts that arise in the mind.
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Peace is the inner nature of humankind. If you find it within yourself, you will then find it everywhere.
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The question ‘Who am I?’ is not really meant to get an answer, the question ‘Who am I?’ is meant to dissolve the questioner.
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True silence is really endless speech.
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Realisation is nothing new to be acquired. It is already there, but obstructed by a screen of thoughts. All our attempts are directed to lifting this screen and then realisation is revealed.
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Time is only an idea. There is only the Reality. Whatever you think it is, it looks like that.
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