You may go on reading any number of books on Meditation. They can only tell you ‘Realize the Self’. The Self cannot be found in books. You have to find it for yourself in yourself.
RAMANA MAHARSHIThe Self alone exists. When you try to trace the ego, which is the basis of the perception of the world and everything else, you find the ego does not exist at all and neither does all this creation that you see.
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The ultimate truth is so simple; it is nothing more than being in one’s natural, original state.
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Nobody doubts that he exists, though he may doubt the existence of God. If he finds out the truth about himself and discovers his own source, this is all that is required.
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The place where even the slightest trace of the ‘I’ does not exist, alone is Self.
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All bad qualities centre round the ego. When the ego is gone, Realisation results by itself. There are neither good nor bad qualities in the Self. The Self is free from all qualities. Qualities pertain to the mind only.
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A higher power is leading you; be led by the same. It knows what to do and how to do it.
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Good thoughts keep off bad thoughts. They must themselves disappear before the state of realization.
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There is neither Past nor Future. There is only the Present.
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Mind is but a poor reflection of the radiant Heart.
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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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Silence is never-ending speech. In silence one is in intimate contact with the surroundings. Language is only a medium for communicating one’s thoughts to another. Silence is ever speaking.
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The self cannot be found in books. You have to find it for yourself, within yourself.
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If the mind falls asleep, awaken it. Then if it starts wandering, make it quiet. If you reach the state where there is neither sleep nor movement of mind, stay still in that, the natural (real) state.
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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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The ego’s phenomenal existence is transcended when you dive into the source from where the `I’-thought rises.
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Your true nature is that of infinite spirit. The feeling of limitation is the work of the mind.
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