That alone is Real which exists by itself, which reveals itself by itself and which is eternal and unchanging.
RAMANA MAHARSHIIf you hold this feeling of ‘I’ long enough and strongly enough, the false ‘I’ will vanish leaving only the unbroken awareness of the real, immanent ‘I’, consciousness itself.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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God’s grace consists in the fact that He shines in the heart of every one as the Self; that power of grace does not exclude any one, whether good or otherwise.
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The greatest obstacle to enlightenment is getting past your delusion that you are not already enlightened.
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As you are, so is the world.
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You have to ask yourself the question ‘Who am I?’ This investigation will lead in the end to the discovery of something within you which is behind the mind. Solve that great problem and you will solve all other problems.
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If there is anything besides the Self there is reason to fear? Who sees the second? First, the ego arises and sees objects as external. If the ego does not rise, the Self alone exists and there is no second.
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The degree of freedom from unwanted thoughts and the degree of concentration on a single thought are the measures to gauge spiritual progress.
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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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All that one gives to others one gives to one’s self. If this truth is understood, who will not give to others?
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Even the structure of the atom has been found by the mind.
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The activity affected by causes like fainting, sleep, excessive joy, grief, possession by spirits, fear etc goes to the heart, its own place.
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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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If the ego rises, all else will also rise; if it subsides, all else will also subside.
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Nearly all mankind is more or less unhappy because nearly all do not know the true Self. Real happiness abides in Self-knowledge alone. All else is fleeting. To know one’s Self is to be blissful always.
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Thoughts come and go. Feelings come and go. Find out what it is that remains.
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Existence 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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