Surrender is to give oneself up to the original cause of one’s being.
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.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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Apart from the body does the world exist? Has anyone seen the world without the body?
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If there is anything besides the Self there is reason to fear? Who sees the second? First, the ego arises and sees objects as external. If the ego does not rise, the Self alone exists and there is no second.
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The grace of the Guru is like an ocean. If one comes with a cup he will only get a cupful. It is no use complaining of the niggardliness of the ocean. The bigger the vessel the more one will be able to carry. It is entirely up to him.
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If you go on working with the light available, you will meet your Master, as he himself will be seeking you.
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If you make the thief the policeman there will be lots of investigation but no arrests will ever be made.
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To the extent we behave with humility, to that extent good will result.
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Transforming yourself is a means of giving light to the whole world.
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Without knowing the Knower, all the knowledge that one gathers cannot be valid.
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Existence of Isvara follows our conception of Isvara. Let us first know whose concept He is. The concept will be only according to the one who conceives. Find out who you are and the other problem will solve itself.
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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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True silence is really endless speech.
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By constantly keep one’s attention on the Source, the ego is dissolved in that Source like a salt-doll in the sea.
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The activity affected by causes like fainting, sleep, excessive joy, grief, possession by spirits, fear etc goes to the heart, its own place.
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Realisation is not acquisition of anything new nor is it a new faculty. It is only removal of all camouflage.
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There is neither Past nor Future. There is only the Present.
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