Guru, God and Self are One.
RAMANA MAHARSHINobody 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.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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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 body dies, but the spirit that transcends it cannot be touched by death.
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There is nothing so simple as being the Self. It requires no effort, no aid. One has to leave off the wrong identity and be in his (her) eternal, natural, inherent state.
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Realisation is not acquisition of anything new nor is it a new faculty. It is only removal of all camouflage.
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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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Realisation is our nature. It is nothing new to be gained. What is new cannot be eternal. Therefore there is no need for doubting if one would lose or gain the Self.
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Grace is within you. If it were external, it would be useless.
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The ultimate truth is so simple. It is nothing more than being in the pristine state. This is all that needs to be said. Only mature minds can grasp the simple truth in all its nakedness.
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Meditation applies the brakes to the mind.
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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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Our identification with the mind and body is the chief reason for our failure to know our self as we truly are.
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Grace is ever present. All that is necessary is that you surrender to it.
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Surrender is to give oneself up to the original cause of one’s being.
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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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