Your duty is to Be, and not to be this or that.
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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Non-action is unceasing activity. The sage is characterized by eternal and intense activity. His stillness is like the apparent stillness of a fast rotating gyroscope.
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There is neither Past nor Future. There is only the Present.
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Wanting to reform the world without discovering one’s true self is like trying to cover the world with leather to avoid the pain of walking on stones and thorns. It is much simpler to wear shoes.
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When there are thoughts, it is distraction: when there are no thoughts, it is meditation.
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The Self is here and now, it is the only Reality. There is nothing else.
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You are the Supreme Being, and yet thinking yourself to be separate from it, you strive to become united with it. What is stranger than this?
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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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The world is not outside you.
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You do not like to suffer yourself. How can you inflict suffering on others?
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There is nothing new to gain. On the other hand a man must lose his ignorance. That is all.
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Realization consists of getting rid of the false idea that one is not realized.
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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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Transforming yourself is a means of giving light to the whole world.
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He who has realized the Self in the Heart has transcended the dualities and is never perplexed.
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The grace of the Guru is like an ocean. If one comes with a cup he will only get a cupful. It is no use complaining of the niggardliness of the ocean. The bigger the vessel the more one will be able to carry. It is entirely up to him.
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