The Self is the one Reality that always exists, and it is by the light of the Self that all other things are seen.
RAMANA MAHARSHIWanting 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.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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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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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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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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When there are thoughts, it is distraction: when there are no thoughts, it is meditation.
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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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Your own Self-realization is the greatest service you can render the world.
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If the ego rises, all else will also rise; if it subsides, all else will also subside.
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The ultimate truth is so simple. It is nothing more than being in the pristine state. This is all that needs to be said. Only mature minds can grasp the simple truth in all its nakedness.
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The main factor in meditation is to keep the mind active in its own pursuit without taking in external impressions or thinking of other matters.
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Remove the Ego and Avidya (Ignorance) is gone. Look for it, the ego vanishes and the real Self alone remains.
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There is neither Past nor Future. There is only the Present.
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The world is not outside you.
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Unless one is happy, one cannot bestow happiness on others.
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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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If one’s mind has peace, the whole world will appear peaceful.
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A realized one sends out waves of spiritual influence in his aura, which draw many people towards him. Yet he may sit in a cave and maintain complete silence.
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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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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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He who has realized the Self in the Heart has transcended the dualities and is never perplexed.
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Mind is consciousness which has put on limitations. You are originally unlimited and perfect. Later you take on limitations and become the mind.
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Calmness is the criterion of spiritual progress. Plunge the purified mind into the Heart. Then the work is over.
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The world is illusory, Only Brahman is real, Brahman is the world
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Is it the world that says I am real, or is it you?
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Happiness is relative and is better called pleasure or satisfaction.
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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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Peace is the inner nature of humankind. If you find it within yourself, you will then find it everywhere.
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