Food affects the mind. For the practice of any kind of yoga, vegetarianism is absolutely necessary since it makes the mind more pure and harmonious.
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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If the ego rises, all else will also rise; if it subsides, all else will also subside.
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Grace is ever present. All that is necessary is that you surrender to it.
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Without seeing the origin of light, the true form of one’s Self, the ordinary man sees by the mind different things and is deluded.
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The ultimate truth is so simple. It is nothing more than being in the pristine state. This is all that needs to be said. Only mature minds can grasp the simple truth in all its nakedness.
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When one makes the mind stick to one thought, the mind becomes rock-steady and the energy is conserved.
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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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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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Our identification with the mind and body is the chief reason for our failure to know our self as we truly are.
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Suffering is the way for Realization of God.
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Remain still, with the conviction that the Self shines as everything yet nothing, within, without, and everywhere.
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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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Take no notice of the ego and its activities, but see only the light behind.
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The place where even the slightest trace of the ‘I’ does not exist, alone is Self.
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The experience of silence alone is the real and perfect knowledge.
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Guru, God and Self are One.
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