You know that you know nothing. Find out that knowledge.
RAMANA MAHARSHIThe 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.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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It is said that the I-activity is the root of all activities. From where the I-thought emerges, that in short is the heart.
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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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See what helps you to keep away all other thoughts and adopt that method for your meditation.
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Nobody doubts that he exists, though he may doubt the existence of God. If he finds out the truth about himself and discovers his own source, this is all that is required.
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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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Even the structure of the atom has been found by the mind. Therefore the mind is subtler than the atom. That which is behind the mind, namely the individual soul, is subtler than the mind.
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To ask the mind to kill itself is like making the thief the policeman. He will go with you and pretend to catch the thief, but nothing will be gained. So you must turn inward and see where the mind rises from, and then it will cease to exist.
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Realization consists of getting rid of the false idea that one is not realized.
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Mind is but a poor reflection of the radiant Heart.
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I Am’ is the name of God, God is none other than the Self.
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The entire Universe is condensed in the body, and the entire body in the Heart. Thus the Heart is the nucleus of the whole Universe.
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Grace is ever present. All that is necessary is that you surrender to it.
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Meditation helps concentration of the mind. Then the mind is free from thoughts and is in the meditated form.
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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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If you approach the ocean with a cup, you can only take away a cupful; if you approach it with a bucket you can take away a bucketful.
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