There is no greater mystery than this, that we keep seeking reality though in fact we are reality.
RAMANA MAHARSHINobody doubts that he exists, though he may doubt the existence of God. If he finds out the truth about himself and discovers his own source, this is all that is required.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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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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Then all this earth shines like one house.
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Peace is your natural state. It is the mind that obstructs the natural state.
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See what helps you to keep away all other thoughts and adopt that method for your meditation.
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The greatest obstacle to enlightenment is getting past your delusion that you are not already enlightened.
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See who is the subject; and this inquiry leads you to pure Consciousness beyond the subject.
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Meditation is sticking to one thought. That single thought keeps away other thoughts; distraction of mind is a sign of its weakness; by constant meditation it gains strength.
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Mind is a wonderful force inherent in the Self.
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Suffering is the way for Realization of God.
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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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That which is not present in deep dreamless sleep is not real.
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When your real, effortless, joyful grateful nature is realized, it will not be inconsistent with the ordinary activities of life.
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There is nothing new to gain. On the other hand a man must lose his ignorance. That is all.
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Under whatever name or form we worship It, It leads us on to knowledge of the nameless, formless Absolute. Yet, to see one’s true Self in the Absolute, to subside into It and be one with “It, this is the true Knowledge of the Truth.
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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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