Grace is always present. You imagine it as something high in the sky, far away, something that has to descend. It is really inside you, in your heart. When the mind rests in its source, grace rushes forth, sprouting as from a spring within you.
RAMANA MAHARSHIDoes one require proof of one’s own being? Only remain aware of yourself and all else will be known.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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If the mind falls asleep, awaken it. Then if it starts wandering, make it quiet. If you reach the state where there is neither sleep nor movement of mind, stay still in that, the natural (real) state.
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That is the ego which rises and sinks periodically. But you exist always. That which lies beyond the ego is consciousness – the Self.
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When the mind is left without anything to cling to, it becomes still.
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Even in intake, the one steadfast thought is said to be the natural state. Nirvikalpa Samadhi will result when the sensory objects are not present.
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Realisation is not acquisition of anything new nor is it a new faculty. It is only removal of all camouflage.
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That alone is Real which exists by itself, which reveals itself by itself and which is eternal and unchanging.
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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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Happiness is your nature. It is not wrong to desire it. What is wrong is seeking it outside when it is inside.
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Because truth is exceedingly subtle and serene, the bliss of the Self can manifest only in a mind rendered subtle and steady by assiduous meditation.
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What message is needed when heart speaks to heart?
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Apart from the body does the world exist? Has anyone seen the world without the body?
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Have faith in God and in yourself; that will cure all. Hope for the best, expect the best, toil for the best and everything will come right for you in the end.
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The seat of Realization is within and the seeker cannot find it as an object outside him. That seat is bliss and is the core of all beings. Hence it is called the Heart.
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True silence is really endless speech.
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When there are thoughts, it is distraction: when there are no thoughts, it is meditation.
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