The more you prune a plant, the more it grows. So too the more you seek to annihilate the ego, the more it will increase. You should seek the root of the ego and destroy it.
RAMANA MAHARSHIThe solution to your problem is to see who has it.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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I see only what you see, but I notice what I see.
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It is said that the heart is in the microcosm just as the orb of the sun in the macrocosm. The mind in Sahasrara is like the disc of the moon.
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The greatest obstacle to enlightenment is getting past your delusion that you are not already enlightened.
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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 mind is only a bundle of thoughts. The thoughts have their root in the I-thought. Whoever investigates the True “I” enjoys the stillness of bliss.
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We are in our Self. We are not in the world.
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He that sees the Lord in the temple, the living body, by seeking Him within, can alone see Him, the Infinite, in the temple of the universe, having become the Endless Eye.
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No one succeeds without effort. Those who succeed owe their success to perseverance.
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Mind is but a poor reflection of the radiant Heart.
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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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Let what comes come, let what goes go.
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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 fact is that you are not the body. The Self does not move but the world moves in it. You are only what you are.
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Love is verily the heart of all religions.
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The ultimate truth is so simple. It is nothing more than being in the pristine state. This is all that needs to be said. Only mature minds can grasp the simple truth in all its nakedness.
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