The more you prune a plant, the more it grows. So too the more you seek to annihilate the ego, the more it will increase. You should seek the root of the ego and destroy it.
RAMANA MAHARSHIThat which is not present in deep dreamless sleep is not real.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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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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Surrender is to give oneself up to the original cause of one’s being.
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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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The self cannot be found in books. You have to find it for yourself, within yourself.
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Even in intake, the one steadfast thought is said to be the natural state. Nirvikalpa Samadhi will result when the sensory objects are not present.
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The state we call realization is simply being oneself, not knowing anything or becoming anything.
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The Self is the one Reality that always exists, and it is by the light of the Self that all other things are seen.
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Pure Consciousness, which is the Heart, includes all, and nothing is outside or apart from it. That is the ultimate Truth.
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You and I are the same. What I have done is surely possible for all. You are the Self now and can never be anything else. Throw your worries to the wind, turn within and find Peace.
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Reality is simply the loss of ego. Destroy the ego by seeking its identity. Because the ego is no entity it will automatically vanish and reality will shine forth by itself.
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The explorers seek happiness in finding curiosities, discovering new lands and undergoing risks in adventures. They are thrilling. But where is pleasure found? Only within. Pleasure is not to be sought in the external world.
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Let knowledge be guessed by the sign of equality to all beings.
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Existence of Isvara follows our conception of Isvara. Let us first know whose concept He is. The concept will be only according to the one who conceives. Find out who you are and the other problem will solve itself.
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When one makes the mind stick to one thought, the mind becomes rock-steady and the energy is conserved.
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Realization is to get rid of the delusion that you have not realized.
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