The man who has the sense of the body being himself cannot possibly worship God as formless; whatever worship he makes will be worship in form alone, not otherwise.
RAMANA MAHARSHIThe experience of silence alone is the real and perfect knowledge.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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Bliss is a thing which is always there and is not something which comes and goes. That which comes and goes is a creation of the mind.
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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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Let what comes come, let what goes go.
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There is neither creation nor destruction, neither destiny nor free will, neither path nor achievement. This is the final truth.
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Let knowledge be guessed by the sign of equality to all beings.
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Realisation is not acquisition of anything new nor is it a new faculty. It is only removal of all camouflage.
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In the Heart’s cavity, the sole Brahman as an ever-persisting ‘I’ shines direct in the form of the Self. Into the Heart enter thyself, with mind in search or in deeper plunge. Or by restraint of life-movement be firmly poised in the Self.
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Meditation depends upon the strength of mind. It must be unceasing even when one is engaged in work. Particular time for it is meant for novices.
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Whatever is done lovingly, with righteous purity and with peace of mind, is a good action. Everything which is done with the stain of desire and with agitation filling the mind is classified as a bad action.
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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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One should remain as a witness to whatever happens, adopting the attitude, ‘Let whatever strange things that happens happen, let us see!’ This should be one’s practice. Nothing happens by accident in the divine scheme of things.
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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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What message is needed when heart speaks to heart?
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There must be a subject to know the good and evil. That subject is the ego.
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For those who have obtained unobstructed knowledge of Self, the world is seen merely as a bondage causing imagination.
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