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?”
RAMANA MAHARSHIThe main factor in meditation is to keep the mind active in its own pursuit without taking in external impressions or thinking of other matters.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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Beyond the belief that something can be lost, there is nothing to lose.
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We are in our Self. We are not in the world.
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You do not like to suffer yourself. How can you inflict suffering on others?
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The life of action need not be renounced. If you meditate for an hour or two every day you can then carry on with your duties. If you meditate in the right manner then the current of mind induced will continue to flow even in the midst of your work.
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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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All that is required to realise the Self is to “Be Still.
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A higher power is leading you; be led by the same. It knows what to do and how to do it.
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All are seeing God always. But they do not know it.
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Even in intake, the one steadfast thought is said to be the natural state. Nirvikalpa Samadhi will result when the sensory objects are not present.
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Whatever is done lovingly, with righteous purity and with peace of mind, is a good action. Everything which is done with the stain of desire and with agitation filling the mind is classified as a bad action.
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There is nothing wrong with God’s creation. Mystery and Suffering only exist in the mind.
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Realization is to get rid of the delusion that you have not realized.
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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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Pure Consciousness, which is the Heart, includes all, and nothing is outside or apart from it. That is the ultimate Truth.
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The world is not outside you.
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