An unawakened person sees only his mind, which is merely a reflection of the light of pure consciousness arising from the Heart.
RAMANA MAHARSHIRemove the Ego and Avidya (Ignorance) is gone. Look for it, the ego vanishes and the real Self alone remains.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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Aim high, aim at the highest, and all lower aims are thereby achieved. It is looking below on the stormy sea of differences that makes you sink. Look up, beyond these and see the One Glorious Real, and you are saved.
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Actions themselves form no bondage. Bondage is only the false belief, “I am the do-er.”
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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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There is no Truth. There is only the truth within each moment.
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Whenever a thought arises, instead of trying even a little either to follow it up or to fulfil it, it would be better to first enquire, “To whom did this thought arise?”
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Peace is for the purification of one’s mind. Power is for the growth of the community. Having established the community with power, one should then establish supreme peace.
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The Self is here and now, it is the only Reality. There is nothing else.
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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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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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The Sage has no thinking mind and therefore there are no ‘others’ for him.
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Beyond the belief that something can be lost, there is nothing to lose.
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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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All are seeing God always. But they do not know it.
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Correcting oneself is correcting the whole world. The Sun is simply bright. It does not correct anyone. Because it shines, the whole world is full of light. Transforming yourself is a means of giving light to the whole world.
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The 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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