The self cannot be found in books. You have to find it for yourself, within yourself.
RAMANA MAHARSHIIf one’s mind has peace, the whole world will appear peaceful.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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Guru, God and Self are One.
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The state we call realization is simply being oneself, not knowing anything or becoming anything.
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As you are, so is the world.
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This perception of division between the seer and the object that is seen, is situated in the mind. For those remaining in the heart, the seer becomes one with the sight.
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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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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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Self-inquiry is the process and the goal also. ‘I am’ is the goal and the final reality. To hold to it with effort is self-inquiry. When spontaneous and natural it is realization.
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If you observe awareness steadily, this awareness itself becomes the Guru that will reveal the Truth.
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The question ‘Who am I?’ is not really meant to get an answer, the question ‘Who am I?’ is meant to dissolve the questioner.
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You 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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One must realise his Self in order to open the store of unalloyed happiness.
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Meditation is sticking to one thought. That single thought keeps away other thoughts; distraction of mind is a sign of its weakness; by constant meditation it gains strength.
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All that is required to realise the Self is to “Be Still.
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The pure mind is itself Brahman; it therefore follows that Brahman is not other than the mind of the sage.
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Consciousness is indeed always with us. Everyone knows ‘I am!’ No one can deny his own being.
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