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.
RAMANA MAHARSHIIf you go the way of your thoughts you will be carried away by them and you will find yourself in an endless maze.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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God’s grace consists in the fact that He shines in the heart of every one as the Self; that power of grace does not exclude any one, whether good or otherwise.
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Why should you trouble yourself about the future? You do not even properly know about the present. Take care of the present, the future will take care of itself.
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Without seeing the origin of light, the true form of one’s Self, the ordinary man sees by the mind different things and is deluded.
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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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Bliss is a thing which is always there and is not something which comes and goes. That which comes and goes is a creation of the mind.
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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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What message is needed when heart speaks to heart?
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That alone is Real which exists by itself, which reveals itself by itself and which is eternal and unchanging.
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The inquiry “who am I” turns the mind introvert and makes it calm.
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Pleasure and pain are only aspects of the mind. Our essential nature is happiness.
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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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Grace is not something outside or you.. In fact, your very desire for grace is due to grace that is already working in you.
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Misery does not exist in reality but only in mere imagination.
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You do not like to suffer yourself. How can you inflict suffering on others?
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Time is only an idea. There is only the Reality. Whatever you think it is, it looks like that.
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