If you make the thief the policeman there will be lots of investigation but no arrests will ever be made.
RAMANA MAHARSHIRemain still, with the conviction that the Self shines as everything yet nothing, within, without, and everywhere.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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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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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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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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When the mind, one-pointed and fully focused, knows the supreme silence in the Heart, this is true learning.
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The solution to your problem is to see who has it.
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To know one’s Self is to be blissful always.
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Wanting to reform the world without discovering one’s true self is like trying to cover the world with leather to avoid the pain of walking on stones and thorns. It is much simpler to wear shoes.
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An unawakened person sees only his mind, which is merely a reflection of the light of pure consciousness arising from the Heart.
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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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By whatever path you go, you will have to lose yourself in the one. Surrender is complete only when you reach the stage `Thou art all’ and `Thy will be done’.
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Transforming yourself is a means of giving light to the whole world.
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All are seeing God always. But they do not know it.
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Liberation exists- and you will never be liberated.
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Engage yourself in the living present. The future will take care of itself.
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If there is anything besides the Self there is reason to fear? Who sees the second? First, the ego arises and sees objects as external. If the ego does not rise, the Self alone exists and there is no second.
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