God illumines the mind and shines within it. One cannot know God by means of the mind. One can but turn the mind inwards and merge it in God.
RAMANA MAHARSHIThe Self is the heart, self-luminous. Illumination arises from the heart and reaches the brain, which is the seat of the mind. The world is seen with the mind; so you see the world by the reflected light of the Self.
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Realisation is nothing new to be acquired. It is already there, but obstructed by a screen of thoughts. All our attempts are directed to lifting this screen and then realisation is revealed.
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Instead of indulging in mere speculation, devote yourself here and now to the search for the Truth that is ever within you.
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If you go the way of your thoughts you will be carried away by them and you will find yourself in an endless maze.
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The main factor in meditation is to keep the mind active in its own pursuit without taking in external impressions or thinking of other matters.
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Beyond the belief that something can be lost, there is nothing to lose.
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Pleasure and pain are only aspects of the mind. Our essential nature is happiness.
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The Self itself is the world; the Self itself is ‘I’; the Self itself is God; all is Siva, the Self.
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You are already That which you seek.
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Once the current of awareness of the self is set afoot, it becomes everlasting and continuous by intensification.
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The Self is here and now, it is the only Reality. There is nothing else.
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The world is illusory, Only Brahman is real, Brahman is the world
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Aim high, aim at the highest, and all lower aims are thereby achieved. It is looking below on the stormy sea of differences that makes you sink. Look up, beyond these and see the One Glorious Real, and you are saved.
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There is no mind to control if you realise the self. The mind having vanished, the self shines forth. In the realised man, the mind may be active or inactive, the self remains for him.
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The state of self-realization, as we call it, is not attaining something new or reaching some goal which is far away, but simply being that which you always are and which you always have been.
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The Self alone exists. When you try to trace the ego, which is the basis of the perception of the world and everything else, you find the ego does not exist at all and neither does all this creation that you see.
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Take no notice of the ego and its activities, but see only the light behind.
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There are no impediments to meditation. The very thought of such obstacles is the greatest impediment.
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He who has realized the Self in the Heart has transcended the dualities and is never perplexed.
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As you are, so is the world.
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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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Dive deep into the chambers of your heart. Find out the real, infinite ‘I’. Rest there peacefully for ever and become identical with the Supreme Self.
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Happiness is not to be sought in solitude or in busy centers. It is in the Self.
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You know that you know nothing. Find out that knowledge.
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Remove the Ego and Avidya (Ignorance) is gone. Look for it, the ego vanishes and the real Self alone remains.
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Grace is ever present. All that is necessary is that you surrender to it.
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If one’s mind has peace, the whole world will appear peaceful.
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