Beyond the belief that something can be lost, there is nothing to lose.
RAMANA MAHARSHIWe dig a well and create a huge pit. The space in the pit or well has not been created by us. We have just removed the earth which was filling the space there. The space was there then and is also there now.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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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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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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Silence is truth. Silence is bliss. Silence is peace. And hence Silence is the Self.
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What message is needed when heart speaks to heart?
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If you hold this feeling of ‘I’ long enough and strongly enough, the false ‘I’ will vanish leaving only the unbroken awareness of the real, immanent ‘I’, consciousness itself.
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The degree of freedom from unwanted thoughts and the degree of concentration on a single thought are the measures to gauge spiritual progress.
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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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Nearly all mankind is more or less unhappy because nearly all do not know the true Self. Real happiness abides in Self-knowledge alone. All else is fleeting. To know one’s Self is to be blissful always.
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Thoughts come and go. Feelings come and go. Find out what it is that remains.
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The seat of Realization is within and the seeker cannot find it as an object outside him. That seat is bliss and is the core of all beings. Hence it is called the Heart.
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The body dies, but the spirit that transcends it cannot be touched by death.
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Silence is most powerful. Speech is always less powerful than silence.
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See what helps you to keep away all other thoughts and adopt that method for your meditation.
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The state we call realization is simply being oneself, not knowing anything or becoming anything.
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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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