Bliss is a thing which is always there and is not something which comes and goes. That which comes and goes is a creation of the mind.
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.
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If you observe awareness steadily, this awareness itself becomes the Guru that will reveal the Truth.
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Happiness is your nature. It is not wrong to desire it. What is wrong is seeking it outside when it is inside.
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The main factor in meditation is to keep the mind active in its own pursuit without taking in external impressions or thinking of other matters.
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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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We dig a well and create a huge pit. The space in the pit or well has not been created by us. We have just removed the earth which was filling the space there. The space was there then and is also there now.
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To know one’s Self is to be blissful always.
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Peace is the inner nature of humankind. If you find it within yourself, you will then find it everywhere.
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The body dies, but the spirit that transcends it cannot be touched by death.
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Why should you trouble yourself about the future? You do not even properly know about the present. Take care of the present, the future will take care of itself.
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The search “Who am I” ends in the annihilation of the illusory “I” and the Self which remains over will be as clear as a gooseberry in the palm of one’s hand.
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Pleasure and pain are only aspects of the mind. Our essential nature is happiness.
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Then all this earth shines like one house.
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Suffering is the way for Realization of God.
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See what helps you to keep away all other thoughts and adopt that method for your meditation.
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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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