Happiness is not to be sought in solitude or in busy centers. It is in the Self.
RAMANA MAHARSHISee who is the doubter, who is the thinker. It is the ego. Hold it; the other thoughts will die away – the ego will be left pure. See the source from where the ego arises and abide in it. That is pure consciousness.
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You are already That which you seek.
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The state we call realization is simply being oneself, not knowing anything or becoming anything.
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I see only what you see, but I notice what I see.
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When the mind, one-pointed and fully focused, knows the supreme silence in the Heart, this is true learning.
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Of all the thoughts that rise in the mind, the thought ‘I’ is the first thought.
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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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All that one gives to others one gives to one’s self. If this truth is understood, who will not give to others?
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There is no seeing. Seeing is only being.
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Mind is but a poor reflection of the radiant Heart.
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That is the ego which rises and sinks periodically. But you exist always. That which lies beyond the ego is consciousness – the Self.
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If you observe awareness steadily, this awareness itself becomes the Guru that will reveal the Truth.
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One must realise his Self in order to open the store of unalloyed happiness.
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Grace is always present. You imagine it as something high in the sky, far away, something that has to descend. It is really inside you, in your heart. When the mind rests in its source, grace rushes forth, sprouting as from a spring within you.
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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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Non-action is unceasing activity. The sage is characterized by eternal and intense activity. His stillness is like the apparent stillness of a fast rotating gyroscope.
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