If the ego rises, all else will also rise; if it subsides, all else will also subside.
RAMANA MAHARSHIThe man who has the sense of the body being himself cannot possibly worship God as formless; whatever worship he makes will be worship in form alone, not otherwise.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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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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Time is only an idea. There is only the Reality. Whatever you think it is, it looks like that.
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Beyond the belief that something can be lost, there is nothing to lose.
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One should remain as a witness to whatever happens, adopting the attitude, ‘Let whatever strange things that happens happen, let us see!’ This should be one’s practice. Nothing happens by accident in the divine scheme of things.
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The Self alone exists. When you try to trace the ego, which is the basis of the perception of the world and everything else, you find the ego does not exist at all and neither does all this creation that you see.
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A higher power is leading you; be led by the same. It knows what to do and how to do it.
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Turn the mind inward and cease thinking of yourself as the body; thereby you will come to know that the self is ever happy. Neither grief nor misery is experienced in this state.
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What message is needed when heart speaks to heart?
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See who is the subject; and this inquiry leads you to pure Consciousness beyond the subject.
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The explorers seek happiness in finding curiosities, discovering new lands and undergoing risks in adventures. They are thrilling. But where is pleasure found? Only within. Pleasure is not to be sought in the external world.
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Happiness is not to be sought in solitude or in busy centers. It is in the Self.
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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 inquiry “who am I” turns the mind introvert and makes it calm.
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When one makes the mind stick to one thought, the mind becomes rock-steady and the energy is conserved.
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No one succeeds without effort. Those who succeed owe their success to perseverance.
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