Does one require proof of one’s own being? Only remain aware of yourself and all else will be known.
RAMANA MAHARSHIEven in intake, the one steadfast thought is said to be the natural state. Nirvikalpa Samadhi will result when the sensory objects are not present.
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If the mind falls asleep, awaken it. Then if it starts wandering, make it quiet. If you reach the state where there is neither sleep nor movement of mind, stay still in that, the natural (real) state.
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The self cannot be found in books. You have to find it for yourself, within yourself.
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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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Meditation applies the brakes to the mind.
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If you observe awareness steadily, this awareness itself becomes the Guru that will reveal the Truth.
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The ultimate truth is so simple; it is nothing more than being in one’s natural, original state.
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There are no impediments to meditation. The very thought of such obstacles is the greatest impediment.
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Pure Consciousness, which is the Heart, includes all, and nothing is outside or apart from it. That is the ultimate Truth.
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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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The main factor in meditation is to keep the mind active in its own pursuit without taking in external impressions or thinking of other matters.
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We are always peace. To get rid of the idea that we are not peace is all that is required.
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The normal self is the mind. The mind is with limitations. But pure Consciousness is beyond limitations, and is reached by investigation into the “I.”
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The Self is the heart, self-luminous. Illumination arises from the heart and reaches the brain, which is the seat of the mind. The world is seen with the mind; so you see the world by the reflected light of the Self.
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It is within your competence to think and thus to get bound or to cease thinking and thus be free.
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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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