Silence is truth. Silence is bliss. Silence is peace. And hence Silence is the Self.
RAMANA MAHARSHIThe normal self is the mind. The mind is with limitations. But pure Consciousness is beyond limitations, and is reached by investigation into the “I.”
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He who has realized the Self in the Heart has transcended the dualities and is never perplexed.
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You have to ask yourself the question ‘Who am I?’ This investigation will lead in the end to the discovery of something within you which is behind the mind. Solve that great problem and you will solve all other problems.
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Nobody 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.
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To ask the mind to kill itself is like making the thief the policeman. He will go with you and pretend to catch the thief, but nothing will be gained. So you must turn inward and see where the mind rises from, and then it will cease to exist.
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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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Consciousness is indeed always with us. Everyone knows ‘I am!’ No one can deny his own being.
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You are all searching for the silence of the mountain. But you’re looking for something outside. This silence is accessible to you right now, inside the center of your own being.
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The very fact that we wish for liberation shows that freedom from all bondage is our real nature. It is not to be freshly acquired. All that is necessary is to get rid of the false notion that we are bound.
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Silence is also conversation.
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Mind is a wonderful force inherent in the Self.
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Peace is your natural state. It is the mind that obstructs the natural state.
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Beyond the belief that something can be lost, there is nothing to lose.
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We are always peace. To get rid of the idea that we are not peace is all that is required.
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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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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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