There is nothing new to gain. On the other hand a man must lose his ignorance. That is all.
RAMANA MAHARSHIBliss is a thing which is always there and is not something which comes and goes. That which comes and goes is a creation of the mind.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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Good thoughts keep off bad thoughts. They must themselves disappear before the state of realization.
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Realisation is our nature. It is nothing new to be gained. What is new cannot be eternal. Therefore there is no need for doubting if one would lose or gain the Self.
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This perception of division between the seer and the object that is seen, is situated in the mind. For those remaining in the heart, the seer becomes one with the sight.
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Take no notice of the ego and its activities, but see only the light behind.
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Having set one’s family in consonance with the community, he should make his family prosperous to ensure the prosperity of the community.
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Unless one is happy, one cannot bestow happiness on others.
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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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Remain still, with the conviction that the Self shines as everything yet nothing, within, without, and everywhere.
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Thoughts come and go. Feelings come and go. Find out what it is that remains.
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Your true nature is that of infinite spirit. The feeling of limitation is the work of the mind.
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Bliss is a thing which is always there and is not something which comes and goes. That which comes and goes is a creation of the mind.
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If you go on working with the light available, you will meet your Master, as he himself will be seeking you.
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Nobody doubts that he exists, though he may doubt the existence of God. If he finds out the truth about himself and discovers his own source, this is all that is required.
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Without knowing the Knower, all the knowledge that one gathers cannot be valid.
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Your duty is to be, and not to be this or that. I Am That I Am sums up the whole truth; the method is summarized in Be Still.
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