The degree of freedom from unwanted thoughts and the degree of concentration on a single thought are the measures to gauge spiritual progress.
RAMANA MAHARSHIUnder whatever name or form we worship It, It leads us on to knowledge of the nameless, formless Absolute. Yet, to see one’s true Self in the Absolute, to subside into It and be one with “It, this is the true Knowledge of the Truth.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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The greatest obstacle to enlightenment is getting past your delusion that you are not already enlightened.
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See who is the subject; and this inquiry leads you to pure Consciousness beyond the subject.
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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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He who has realized the Self in the Heart has transcended the dualities and is never perplexed.
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All are seeing God always. But they do not know it.
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What message is needed when heart speaks to heart?
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The place where even the slightest trace of the ‘I’ does not exist, alone is Self.
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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 fact is that you are not the body. The Self does not move but the world moves in it. You are only what you are.
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What comes will also go. What always is will alone remain.
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Love is verily the heart of all religions.
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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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See who is the doubter, who is the thinker. It is the ego. Hold it; the other thoughts will die away – the ego will be left pure. See the source from where the ego arises and abide in it. That is pure consciousness.
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There is a state when words cease and silence prevails.
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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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