The state of self-realization, as we call it, is not attaining something new or reaching some goal which is far away, but simply being that which you always are and which you always have been.
RAMANA MAHARSHIWhen one remains without thinking one understands another by means of the universal language of Silence.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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The body dies, but the spirit that transcends it cannot be touched by death.
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To the extent we behave with humility, to that extent good will result.
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The Sage has no thinking mind and therefore there are no ‘others’ for him.
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The man who has the sense of the body being himself cannot possibly worship God as formless; whatever worship he makes will be worship in form alone, not otherwise.
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Nobody doubts that he exists, though he may doubt the existence of God. If he finds out the truth about himself and discovers his own source, this is all that is required.
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When your real, effortless, joyful grateful nature is realized, it will not be inconsistent with the ordinary activities of life.
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Mind is a wonderful force inherent in the Self.
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The fact is that you are not the body. The Self does not move but the world moves in it. You are only what you are.
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Happiness is relative and is better called pleasure or satisfaction.
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The inquiry “who am I” turns the mind introvert and makes it calm.
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Truth burns up all karma and frees you from all births.
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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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The very fact that we wish for liberation shows that freedom from all bondage is our real nature. It is not to be freshly acquired. All that is necessary is to get rid of the false notion that we are bound.
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There is nothing wrong with God’s creation. Mystery and Suffering only exist in the mind.
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Whenever a thought arises, instead of trying even a little either to follow it up or to fulfil it, it would be better to first enquire, “To whom did this thought arise?”
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