The enemy hates the ego, which the seeker wants to kill; thus, like the anvil to the goldsmith, he is actually a friend.
RAMANA MAHARSHIThe Self is the one Reality that always exists, and it is by the light of the Self that all other things are seen.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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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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What comes will also go. What always is will alone remain.
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A realized one sends out waves of spiritual influence in his aura, which draw many people towards him. Yet he may sit in a cave and maintain complete silence.
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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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All activities and events that a body is to go through are determined at the time of conception.
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You and I are the same. What I have done is surely possible for all. You are the Self now and can never be anything else. Throw your worries to the wind, turn within and find Peace.
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It is said that the heart is in the microcosm just as the orb of the sun in the macrocosm. The mind in Sahasrara is like the disc of the moon.
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There is nothing wrong with God’s creation. Mystery and Suffering only exist in the mind.
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Misery does not exist in reality but only in mere imagination.
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The explorers seek happiness in finding curiosities, discovering new lands and undergoing risks in adventures. They are thrilling. But where is pleasure found? Only within. Pleasure is not to be sought in the external world.
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Meditation depends upon the strength of mind. It must be unceasing even when one is engaged in work. Particular time for it is meant for novices.
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Call it by any name, God, Self, the Heart, or the Seat of Consciousness, it is all the same.
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Of all the thoughts that rise in the mind, the thought ‘I’ is the first thought.
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The self is known to every one but not clearly. You always exist.
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Let knowledge be guessed by the sign of equality to all beings.
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