Mind is consciousness which has put on limitations. You are originally unlimited and perfect. Later you take on limitations and become the mind.
RAMANA MAHARSHINo one succeeds without effort. Those who succeed owe their success to perseverance.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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The entire Universe is condensed in the body, and the entire body in the Heart. Thus the Heart is the nucleus of the whole Universe.
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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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The pure mind is itself Brahman; it therefore follows that Brahman is not other than the mind of the sage.
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When we turn the mind inwards, God manifests as the inner consciousness.
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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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Grace is always present. You imagine it as something high in the sky, far away, something that has to descend. It is really inside you, in your heart. When the mind rests in its source, grace rushes forth, sprouting as from a spring within you.
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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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See who is the doubter, who is the thinker. It is the ego. Hold it; the other thoughts will die away – the ego will be left pure. See the source from where the ego arises and abide in it. That is pure consciousness.
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Doubts arise because of an absence of surrender.
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No one succeeds without effort. Those who succeed owe their success to perseverance.
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The activity affected by causes like fainting, sleep, excessive joy, grief, possession by spirits, fear etc goes to the heart, its own place.
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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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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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I see only what you see, but I notice what I see.
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Realisation is our nature. It is nothing new to be gained. What is new cannot be eternal. Therefore there is no need for doubting if one would lose or gain the Self.
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