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.
RAMANA MAHARSHIExistence of Isvara follows our conception of Isvara. Let us first know whose concept He is. The concept will be only according to the one who conceives. Find out who you are and the other problem will solve itself.
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The greatest obstacle to enlightenment is getting past your delusion that you are not already enlightened.
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To the extent we behave with humility, to that extent good will result.
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You know that you know nothing. Find out that knowledge.
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Is it the world that says I am real, or is it you?
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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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By whatever path you go, you will have to lose yourself in the one. Surrender is complete only when you reach the stage `Thou art all’ and `Thy will be done’.
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When your real, effortless, joyful grateful nature is realized, it will not be inconsistent with the ordinary activities of life.
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The self is known to every one but not clearly. You always exist.
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Your duty is to Be, and not to be this or that.
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Wanting to reform the world without discovering one’s true self is like trying to cover the world with leather to avoid the pain of walking on stones and thorns. It is much simpler to wear shoes.
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When there are thoughts, it is distraction: when there are no thoughts, it is meditation.
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Your own Self-realization is the greatest service you can render the world.
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Peace is your natural state. It is the mind that obstructs the natural state.
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Guru, God and Self are One.
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Happiness is relative and is better called pleasure or satisfaction.
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