Self-reform automatically brings about social reform.
RAMANA MAHARSHICall it by any name, God, Self, the Heart, or the Seat of Consciousness, it is all the same.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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In the Heart’s cavity, the sole Brahman as an ever-persisting ‘I’ shines direct in the form of the Self. Into the Heart enter thyself, with mind in search or in deeper plunge. Or by restraint of life-movement be firmly poised in the Self.
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Is it the world that says I am real, or is it you?
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The body dies, but the spirit that transcends it cannot be touched by death.
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Correcting oneself is correcting the whole world. The Sun is simply bright. It does not correct anyone. Because it shines, the whole world is full of light. Transforming yourself is a means of giving light to the whole world.
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Silence is most powerful. Speech is always less powerful than silence.
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Realization is to get rid of the delusion that you have not realized.
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There are no impediments to meditation. The very thought of such obstacles is the greatest impediment.
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Grace is not something outside or you.. In fact, your very desire for grace is due to grace that is already working in you.
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The deeply learned ones know the mind as the directly expressed meaning of the supreme knowledge. The heart is the meaning aimed at. The Supreme is none other than the heart.
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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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See who is the subject; and this inquiry leads you to pure Consciousness beyond the subject.
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Silence is never-ending speech. In silence one is in intimate contact with the surroundings. Language is only a medium for communicating one’s thoughts to another. Silence is ever speaking.
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There is a state when words cease and silence prevails.
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Seeing God without seeing the Self, one sees only mental image. Only he who has seen Himself has seen God, since he has lost individuality, and now sees nothing but God.
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Does one require proof of one’s own being? Only remain aware of yourself and all else will be known.
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