There is nothing so simple as being the Self. It requires no effort, no aid. One has to leave off the wrong identity and be in his (her) eternal, natural, inherent state.
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 question ‘Who am I?’ is not really meant to get an answer, the question ‘Who am I?’ is meant to dissolve the questioner.
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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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That which is not present in deep dreamless sleep is not real.
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The solution to your problem is to see who has it.
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There is nothing new to gain. On the other hand a man must lose his ignorance. That is all.
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Peace is your natural state. It is the mind that obstructs the natural state.
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If you approach the ocean with a cup, you can only take away a cupful; if you approach it with a bucket you can take away a bucketful.
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When there are thoughts, it is distraction: when there are no thoughts, it is meditation.
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Meditation applies the brakes to the mind.
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Happiness is relative and is better called pleasure or satisfaction.
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There is nothing wrong with God’s creation. Mystery and Suffering only exist in the mind.
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You have to ask yourself the question ‘Who am I?’ This investigation will lead in the end to the discovery of something within you which is behind the mind. Solve that great problem and you will solve all other problems.
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Good thoughts keep off bad thoughts. They must themselves disappear before the state of realization.
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Your true nature is that of infinite spirit. The feeling of limitation is the work of the mind.
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Whatever be the means adopted, you must at last return to the Self, so why not abide as the Self here and now?
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