I see only what you see, but I notice what I see.
RAMANA MAHARSHISee who is the doubter, who is the thinker. It is the ego. Hold it; the other thoughts will die away – the ego will be left pure. See the source from where the ego arises and abide in it. That is pure consciousness.
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All bad qualities centre round the ego. When the ego is gone, Realisation results by itself. There are neither good nor bad qualities in the Self. The Self is free from all qualities. Qualities pertain to the mind only.
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Because truth is exceedingly subtle and serene, the bliss of the Self can manifest only in a mind rendered subtle and steady by assiduous meditation.
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Our identification with the mind and body is the chief reason for our failure to know our self as we truly are.
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Grace is always present. You imagine it as something high in the sky, far away, something that has to descend. It is really inside you, in your heart. When the mind rests in its source, grace rushes forth, sprouting as from a spring within you.
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You need not aspire for or get any new state. Get rid of your present thoughts, that is all.
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Unless one is happy, one cannot bestow happiness on others.
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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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That alone is Real which exists by itself, which reveals itself by itself and which is eternal and unchanging.
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The place where even the slightest trace of the ‘I’ does not exist, alone is Self.
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All that one gives to others one gives to one’s self. If this truth is understood, who will not give to others?
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If you go the way of your thoughts you will be carried away by them and you will find yourself in an endless maze.
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He who thinks he is the doer is also the sufferer.
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The Sage has no thinking mind and therefore there are no ‘others’ for him.
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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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You are already That which you seek.
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If one’s mind has peace, the whole world will appear peaceful.
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Does one require proof of one’s own being? Only remain aware of yourself and all else will be known.
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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 Self is the heart, self-luminous. Illumination arises from the heart and reaches the brain, which is the seat of the mind. The world is seen with the mind; so you see the world by the reflected light of the Self.
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The greatest obstacle to enlightenment is getting past your delusion that you are not already enlightened.
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Knowing the Self, God is known.
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Have faith in God and in yourself; that will cure all. Hope for the best, expect the best, toil for the best and everything will come right for you in the end.
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Nearly all mankind is more or less unhappy because nearly all do not know the true Self. Real happiness abides in Self-knowledge alone. All else is fleeting. To know one’s Self is to be blissful always.
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If you observe awareness steadily, this awareness itself becomes the Guru that will reveal the Truth.
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Wanting to reform the world without discovering one’s true self is like trying to cover the world with leather to avoid the pain of walking on stones and thorns. It is much simpler to wear shoes.
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You are the Supreme Being, and yet thinking yourself to be separate from it, you strive to become united with it. What is stranger than this?
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