Knowing the Self, God is known.
RAMANA MAHARSHIThe seat of Realization is within and the seeker cannot find it as an object outside him. That seat is bliss and is the core of all beings. Hence it is called the Heart.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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The life of action need not be renounced. If you meditate for an hour or two every day you can then carry on with your duties. If you meditate in the right manner then the current of mind induced will continue to flow even in the midst of your work.
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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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The grace of the Guru is like an ocean. If one comes with a cup he will only get a cupful. It is no use complaining of the niggardliness of the ocean. The bigger the vessel the more one will be able to carry. It is entirely up to him.
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Of all the thoughts that rise in the mind, the thought ‘I’ is the first thought.
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As you are, so is the world.
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True silence is really endless speech.
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There are no impediments to meditation. The very thought of such obstacles is the greatest impediment.
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Food affects the mind. For the practice of any kind of yoga, vegetarianism is absolutely necessary since it makes the mind more pure and harmonious.
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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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All activities and events that a body is to go through are determined at the time of conception.
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That is the ego which rises and sinks periodically. But you exist always. That which lies beyond the ego is consciousness – the Self.
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Surrender is to give oneself up to the original cause of one’s being.
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Whatever is destined not to happen will not happen, try as you may. Whatever is destined to happen will happen, do what you may to prevent it. This is certain. The best course, therefore, is to remain silent.
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What message is needed when heart speaks to heart?
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Silence is truth. Silence is bliss. Silence is peace. And hence Silence is the Self.
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