There is nothing new to gain. On the other hand a man must lose his ignorance. That is all.
RAMANA MAHARSHIYou 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.
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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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To know one’s Self is to be blissful always.
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He who thinks he is the doer is also the sufferer.
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Because truth is exceedingly subtle and serene, the bliss of the Self can manifest only in a mind rendered subtle and steady by assiduous meditation.
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You know that you know nothing. Find out that knowledge.
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A realized one sends out waves of spiritual influence in his aura, which draw many people towards him. Yet he may sit in a cave and maintain complete silence.
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Seeing God without seeing the Self, one sees only mental image. Only he who has seen Himself has seen God, since he has lost individuality, and now sees nothing but God.
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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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Without knowing the Knower, all the knowledge that one gathers cannot be valid.
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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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All are seeing God always. But they do not know it.
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Transforming yourself is a means of giving light to the whole world.
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Unless one is happy, one cannot bestow happiness on others.
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Engage yourself in the living present. The future will take care of itself.
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If you go the way of your thoughts you will be carried away by them and you will find yourself in an endless maze.
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