There must be a subject to know the good and evil. That subject is the ego.
RAMANA MAHARSHIRealisation is not acquisition of anything new nor is it a new faculty. It is only removal of all camouflage.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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In truth, you are spirit. The body has been projected by the mind, which itself originates from Spirit.
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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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When the mind, one-pointed and fully focused, knows the supreme silence in the Heart, this is true learning.
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You need not aspire for or get any new state. Get rid of your present thoughts, that is all.
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Instead of indulging in mere speculation, devote yourself here and now to the search for the Truth that is ever within you.
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A realized one sends out waves of spiritual influence in his aura, which draw many people towards him. Yet he may sit in a cave and maintain complete silence.
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We are so engrossed with the objects, or appearances revealed by the light, that we pay no attention to the light.
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Whatever is destined not to happen will not happen, try as you may. Whatever is destined to happen will happen, do what you may to prevent it. This is certain. The best course, therefore, is to remain silent.
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The ultimate truth is so simple. It is nothing more than being in the pristine state. This is all that needs to be said. Only mature minds can grasp the simple truth in all its nakedness.
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The Self is the one Reality that always exists, and it is by the light of the Self that all other things are seen.
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Love is verily the heart of all religions.
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Calmness is the criterion of spiritual progress. Plunge the purified mind into the Heart. Then the work is over.
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Take no notice of the ego and its activities, but see only the light behind.
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Time is only an idea. There is only the Reality. Whatever you think it is, it looks like that.
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The ego’s phenomenal existence is transcended when you dive into the source from where the `I’-thought rises.
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