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.
RAMANA MAHARSHIAll 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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Then all this earth shines like one house.
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Liberation exists- and you will never be liberated.
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Your true nature is that of infinite spirit. The feeling of limitation is the work of the mind.
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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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The solution to your problem is to see who has it.
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There are no impediments to meditation. The very thought of such obstacles is the greatest impediment.
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Thoughts come and go. Feelings come and go. Find out what it is that remains.
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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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Realization is to get rid of the delusion that you have not realized.
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There is nothing new to gain. On the other hand a man must lose his ignorance. That is all.
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There is neither Past nor Future. There is only the Present.
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The mind is only a bundle of thoughts. The thoughts have their root in the I-thought. Whoever investigates the True “I” enjoys the stillness of bliss.
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He that sees the Lord in the temple, the living body, by seeking Him within, can alone see Him, the Infinite, in the temple of the universe, having become the Endless Eye.
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Silence is truth. Silence is bliss. Silence is peace. And hence Silence is the Self.
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Your own Self-realization is the greatest service you can render the world.
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To ask the mind to kill itself is like making the thief the policeman. He will go with you and pretend to catch the thief, but nothing will be gained. So you must turn inward and see where the mind rises from, and then it will cease to exist.
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I Am’ is the name of God, God is none other than the Self.
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Happiness is not to be sought in solitude or in busy centers. It is in the Self.
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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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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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Calmness is the criterion of spiritual progress. Plunge the purified mind into the Heart. Then the work is over.
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Realization consists of getting rid of the false idea that one is not realized.
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Guru, God and Self are One.
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There is a state when words cease and silence prevails.
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Whatever is destined not to happen will not happen, try as you may. Whatever is destined to happen will happen, do what you may to prevent it. This is certain. The best course, therefore, is to remain silent.
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There is no greater mystery than this, that we keep seeking reality though in fact we are reality.
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