The entire Universe is condensed in the body, and the entire body in the Heart. Thus the Heart is the nucleus of the whole Universe.
RAMANA MAHARSHIIn truth, you are spirit. The body has been projected by the mind, which itself originates from Spirit.
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Silence is never-ending speech. In silence one is in intimate contact with the surroundings. Language is only a medium for communicating one’s thoughts to another. Silence is ever speaking.
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Guru, God and Self are One.
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The Self is the one Reality that always exists, and it is by the light of the Self that all other things are seen.
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To the extent we behave with humility, to that extent good will result.
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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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Calmness is the criterion of spiritual progress. Plunge the purified mind into the Heart. Then the work is over.
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What message is needed when heart speaks to heart?
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Pure Consciousness, which is the Heart, includes all, and nothing is outside or apart from it. That is the ultimate Truth.
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If the ego rises, all else will also rise; if it subsides, all else will also subside.
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All bad qualities centre round the ego. When the ego is gone, Realisation results by itself. There are neither good nor bad qualities in the Self. The Self is free from all qualities. Qualities pertain to the mind only.
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When there are thoughts, it is distraction: when there are no thoughts, it is meditation.
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The self cannot be found in books. You have to find it for yourself, within yourself.
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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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To ask the mind to kill itself is like making the thief the policeman. He will go with you and pretend to catch the thief, but nothing will be gained. So you must turn inward and see where the mind rises from, and then it will cease to exist.
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It is within your competence to think and thus to get bound or to cease thinking and thus be free.
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