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The normal self is the mind. The mind is with limitations. But pure Consciousness is beyond limitations, and is reached by investigation into the “I.”

Ramana Maharshi

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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Book Meditation Reading Realize Yourself
Instead of indulging in mere speculation, devote yourself here and now to the search for the Truth that is ever within you.
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Devotion Search Truth Yourself
Meditation is sticking to one thought. That single thought keeps away other thoughts; distraction of mind is a sign of its weakness; by constant meditation it gains strength.
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Distraction Meditation Oneself Weakness
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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Aware Consciousness Death Doubt Ego Hold Source Thinking
Good thoughts keep off bad thoughts. They must themselves disappear before the state of realization.
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Goodness Realize State Thinking
Apart from the body does the world exist? Has anyone seen the world without the body?
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Body Existence See World
Whatever be the means adopted, you must at last return to the Self, so why not abide as the Self here and now?
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Adopt Oneself Return
You are already That which you seek.
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Inspirational One Liner Search Seek Yourself
One must realise his Self in order to open the store of unalloyed happiness.
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Happiness Open Realize Store
If a person realises his position and stays in his own self, things that are to happen will happen. Things that are not to happen will not happen. The shakti that is in the world, is only one. All these troubles arise if we think that we are separate from that shakti.
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Energy Person Realize Separate Thinking Trouble Willing World Yourself
Realization consists of getting rid of the false idea that one is not realized.
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Fake Idea Oneself Realize
The state we call realization is simply being oneself, not knowing anything or becoming anything.
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Existence Realize State
The self cannot be found in books. You have to find it for yourself, within yourself.
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Book Finding Yourself
Is it the world that says I am real, or is it you?
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Reality World Yourself
There are no impediments to meditation. The very thought of such obstacles is the greatest impediment.
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Greatness Meditation Obstacle
If one’s mind has peace, the whole world will appear peaceful.
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Appearance Mindset Peace World

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