Whatever be the means adopted, you must at last return to the Self, so why not abide as the Self here and now?
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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Unless one is happy, one cannot bestow happiness on others.
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Why should you trouble yourself about the future? You do not even properly know about the present. Take care of the present, the future will take care of itself.
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Peace can reign only where there is no disturbance, and disturbance is due to thoughts that arise in the mind.
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True silence is really endless speech.
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Meditation helps concentration of the mind. Then the mind is free from thoughts and is in the meditated form.
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If there is anything besides the Self there is reason to fear? Who sees the second? First, the ego arises and sees objects as external. If the ego does not rise, the Self alone exists and there is no second.
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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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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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The body dies, but the spirit that transcends it cannot be touched by death.
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Silence is also conversation.
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Food affects the mind. For the practice of any kind of yoga, vegetarianism is absolutely necessary since it makes the mind more pure and harmonious.
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All that exists is but the manifestation of the Supreme Being.
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Love is verily the heart of all religions.
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Is it the world that says I am real, or is it you?
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The Self itself is the world; the Self itself is ‘I’; the Self itself is God; all is Siva, the Self.
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