That is the ego which rises and sinks periodically. But you exist always. That which lies beyond the ego is consciousness – the Self.
RAMANA MAHARSHIKnowing the Self, God is known.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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When your real, effortless, joyful grateful nature is realized, it will not be inconsistent with the ordinary activities of life.
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I see only what you see, but I notice what I see.
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All that is required to realise the Self is to “Be Still.
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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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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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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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Liberation exists- and you will never be liberated.
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No one succeeds without effort. Those who succeed owe their success to perseverance.
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Of all the thoughts that rise in the mind, the thought ‘I’ is the first thought.
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Have faith in God and in yourself; that will cure all. Hope for the best, expect the best, toil for the best and everything will come right for you in the end.
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Mind is but a poor reflection of the radiant Heart.
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In the Heart’s cavity, the sole Brahman as an ever-persisting ‘I’ shines direct in the form of the Self. Into the Heart enter thyself, with mind in search or in deeper plunge. Or by restraint of life-movement be firmly poised in the Self.
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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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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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Remove the Ego and Avidya (Ignorance) is gone. Look for it, the ego vanishes and the real Self alone remains.
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