That which is not present in deep dreamless sleep is not real.
RAMANA MAHARSHIFor those who have obtained unobstructed knowledge of Self, the world is seen merely as a bondage causing imagination.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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The pure mind is itself Brahman; it therefore follows that Brahman is not other than the mind of the sage.
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Silence is also conversation.
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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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Without seeing the origin of light, the true form of one’s Self, the ordinary man sees by the mind different things and is deluded.
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God’s grace consists in the fact that He shines in the heart of every one as the Self; that power of grace does not exclude any one, whether good or otherwise.
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It is said that the heart is in the microcosm just as the orb of the sun in the macrocosm. The mind in Sahasrara is like the disc of the moon.
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Your own Self-realization is the greatest service you can render the world.
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The Seeker himself becomes the knower. The thing to be known is already there. There is nothing to be known afresh. More-over there are no two things. There is only the seer, the knower.
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Remain still, with the conviction that the Self shines as everything yet nothing, within, without, and everywhere.
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Food affects the mind. For the practice of any kind of yoga, vegetarianism is absolutely necessary since it makes the mind more pure and harmonious.
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Whatever be the means adopted, you must at last return to the Self, so why not abide as the Self here and now?
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The world is not outside you.
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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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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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We are so engrossed with the objects, or appearances revealed by the light, that we pay no attention to the light.
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