Call it by any name, God, Self, the Heart, or the Seat of Consciousness, it is all the same.
RAMANA MAHARSHIFor those who have obtained unobstructed knowledge of Self, the world is seen merely as a bondage causing imagination.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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One should remain as a witness to whatever happens, adopting the attitude, ‘Let whatever strange things that happens happen, let us see!’ This should be one’s practice. Nothing happens by accident in the divine scheme of things.
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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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The world is not outside you.
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Suffering is the way for Realization of God.
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An unawakened person sees only his mind, which is merely a reflection of the light of pure consciousness arising from the Heart.
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The thing to do is to concentrate on the seer and not on the seen, not on the objects, but on the Light which reveals them.
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There must be a subject to know the good and evil. That subject is the ego.
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Transforming yourself is a means of giving light to the whole world.
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As you are, so is the world.
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You may go on reading any number of books on Meditation. They can only tell you ‘Realize the Self’. The Self cannot be found in books. You have to find it for yourself in yourself.
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Silence is also conversation.
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The Self is here and now, it is the only Reality. There is nothing else.
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All bad qualities centre round the ego. When the ego is gone, Realisation results by itself. There are neither good nor bad qualities in the Self. The Self is free from all qualities. Qualities pertain to the mind only.
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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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Does one require proof of one’s own being? Only remain aware of yourself and all else will be known.
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