One must realise his Self in order to open the store of unalloyed happiness.
RAMANA MAHARSHIWhen the mind, one-pointed and fully focused, knows the supreme silence in the Heart, this is true learning.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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Does one require proof of one’s own being? Only remain aware of yourself and all else will be known.
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The state of self-realization, as we call it, is not attaining something new or reaching some goal which is far away, but simply being that which you always are and which you always have been.
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It is within your competence to think and thus to get bound or to cease thinking and thus be free.
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Realisation is nothing new to be acquired. It is already there, but obstructed by a screen of thoughts. All our attempts are directed to lifting this screen and then realisation is revealed.
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Call it by any name, God, Self, the Heart, or the Seat of Consciousness, it is all the same.
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Whenever a thought arises, instead of trying even a little either to follow it up or to fulfil it, it would be better to first enquire, “To whom did this thought arise?”
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If you go the way of your thoughts you will be carried away by them and you will find yourself in an endless maze.
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There is neither Past nor Future. There is only the Present.
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All unhappiness is due to the ego. With it comes all your trouble. If you would deny the ego and scorch it by ignoring it you would be free.
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Good thoughts keep off bad thoughts. They must themselves disappear before the state of realization.
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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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The pure mind is itself Brahman; it therefore follows that Brahman is not other than the mind of the sage.
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Pure Consciousness, which is the Heart, includes all, and nothing is outside or apart from it. That is the ultimate Truth.
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You are already That which you seek.
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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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