Ramana Maharshi on ego
Ramana Maharshi233 quotes“It is said that the I-activity is the root of all activities. From where the I-thought emerges, that in short is the heart.”
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Ramana MaharshiRamana Maharshi If you go the way of your thoughts you will be carried away by them and you will find yourself in an endless maze.
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