Our identification with the mind and body is the chief reason for our failure to know our self as we truly are.
RAMANA MAHARSHIWhen one remains without thinking one understands another by means of the universal language of Silence.
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This perception of division between the seer and the object that is seen, is situated in the mind. For those remaining in the heart, the seer becomes one with the sight.
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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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As you are, so is the world.
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By whatever path you go, you will have to lose yourself in the one. Surrender is complete only when you reach the stage `Thou art all’ and `Thy will be done’.
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Suffering is the way for Realization of God.
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Even in intake, the one steadfast thought is said to be the natural state. Nirvikalpa Samadhi will result when the sensory objects are not present.
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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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If the ego rises, all else will also rise; if it subsides, all else will also subside.
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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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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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Silence is truth. Silence is bliss. Silence is peace. And hence Silence is the Self.
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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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Truth burns up all karma and frees you from all births.
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Doubts arise because of an absence of surrender.
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Your duty is to be, and not to be this or that. I Am That I Am sums up the whole truth; the method is summarized in Be Still.
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