Take no notice of the ego and its activities, but see only the light behind.
RAMANA MAHARSHIOne must realise his Self in order to open the store of unalloyed happiness.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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The inquiry “who am I” turns the mind introvert and makes it calm.
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See 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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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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Peace is for the purification of one’s mind. Power is for the growth of the community. Having established the community with power, one should then establish supreme peace.
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The world is not outside you.
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Seeing God without seeing the Self, one sees only mental image. Only he who has seen Himself has seen God, since he has lost individuality, and now sees nothing but God.
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He whose pure mind turns inward and searches whence does this ‘I’ arise, knows the Self and merges in You, the Lord, as a river into the sea.
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When there are thoughts, it is distraction: when there are no thoughts, it is meditation.
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Even the structure of the atom has been found by the mind. Therefore the mind is subtler than the atom. That which is behind the mind, namely the individual soul, is subtler than the mind.
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There is nothing new to gain. On the other hand a man must lose his ignorance. That is all.
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Grace is not something outside or you.. In fact, your very desire for grace is due to grace that is already working in you.
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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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There is nothing wrong with God’s creation. Mystery and Suffering only exist in the mind.
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All unhappiness is due to the ego. With it comes all your trouble. If you would deny the ego and scorch it by ignoring it you would be free.
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Good thoughts keep off bad thoughts. They must themselves disappear before the state of realization.
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