The Self itself is the world; the Self itself is ‘I’; the Self itself is God; all is Siva, the Self.
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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There is no mind to control if you realise the self. The mind having vanished, the self shines forth. In the realised man, the mind may be active or inactive, the self remains for him.
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An unawakened person sees only his mind, which is merely a reflection of the light of pure consciousness arising from the Heart.
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When we turn the mind inwards, God manifests as the inner consciousness.
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You are all searching for the silence of the mountain. But you’re looking for something outside. This silence is accessible to you right now, inside the center of your own being.
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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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Meditation helps concentration of the mind. Then the mind is free from thoughts and is in the meditated form.
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All that is required to realise the Self is to “Be Still.
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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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Love is verily the heart of all religions.
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There is neither creation nor destruction, neither destiny nor free will, neither path nor achievement. This is the final truth.
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What comes will also go. What always is will alone remain.
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Dive deep into the chambers of your heart. Find out the real, infinite ‘I’. Rest there peacefully for ever and become identical with the Supreme Self.
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Then all this earth shines like one house.
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The self cannot be found in books. You have to find it for yourself, within yourself.
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To ask the mind to kill itself is like making the thief the policeman. He will go with you and pretend to catch the thief, but nothing will be gained. So you must turn inward and see where the mind rises from, and then it will cease to exist.
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