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The enemy hates the ego, which the seeker wants to kill; thus, like the anvil to the goldsmith, he is actually a friend.

Ramana Maharshi

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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Body Chief Failure Identify Mindset Ourselves Reason
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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Care Future Present Trouble Yourself
The Sage has no thinking mind and therefore there are no ‘others’ for him.
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Himself Mindset Sage Thinking
Apart from the body does the world exist? Has anyone seen the world without the body?
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Body Existence See World
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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Concept Deep Existence Follow God Himself Philosophy Problem Solution Thinking Wisdom
You may go on reading any number of books on Meditation. They can only tell you ‘Realize the Self’. The Self cannot be found in books. You have to find it for yourself in yourself.
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Book Meditation Reading Realize Yourself
Liberation exists- and you will never be liberated.
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Existence Liberty Yourself
Sense-perceptions can only be indirect knowledge, and not direct knowledge. Only one’s own awareness is direct knowledge.
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Aware Direct Knowledge Oneself
Grace is within you. If it were external, it would be useless.
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Grace Heart Yourself
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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Atom Finding Mindset Soul Structure Subtle
Meditation depends upon the strength of mind. It must be unceasing even when one is engaged in work. Particular time for it is meant for novices.
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Meditation Mindset Oneself Strength Time
The more you prune a plant, the more it grows. So too the more you seek to annihilate the ego, the more it will increase. You should seek the root of the ego and destroy it.
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Destroy Ego Growth Plant Seek Yourself
Beyond the belief that something can be lost, there is nothing to lose.
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Belief Beyond Inspirational Lose Risk
Grace is ever present. All that is necessary is that you surrender to it.
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Grace Necessary Present Surrender Yourself
Meditation helps concentration of the mind. Then the mind is free from thoughts and is in the meditated form.
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Focus Form Help Meditation Mindset
Consciousness is indeed always with us. Everyone knows ‘I am!’ No one can deny his own being.
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Aware Consciousness Deep Existence Myself

The enemy hates the ego, which the seeker wants to kill; thus, like the anvil to the goldsmith, he is actually a friend.

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