When the mind is left without anything to cling to, it becomes still.
RAMANA MAHARSHIThere must be a subject to know the good and evil. That subject is the ego.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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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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You are already That which you seek.
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All that is required to realise the Self is to “Be Still.
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One should remain as a witness to whatever happens, adopting the attitude, ‘Let whatever strange things that happens happen, let us see!’ This should be one’s practice. Nothing happens by accident in the divine scheme of things.
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Turn your vision inward and then the whole world will be full of the Supreme Spirit.
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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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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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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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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.
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Even the structure of the atom has been found by the mind. Therefore the mind is subtler than the atom. That which is behind the mind, namely the individual soul, is subtler than the mind.
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Food affects the mind. For the practice of any kind of yoga, vegetarianism is absolutely necessary since it makes the mind more pure and harmonious.
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There is neither Past nor Future. There is only the Present.
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If the mind falls asleep, awaken it. Then if it starts wandering, make it quiet. If you reach the state where there is neither sleep nor movement of mind, stay still in that, the natural (real) state.
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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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The ultimate truth is so simple; it is nothing more than being in one’s natural, original state.
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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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Silence is truth. Silence is bliss. Silence is peace. And hence Silence is the Self.
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When the mind, one-pointed and fully focused, knows the supreme silence in the Heart, this is true learning.
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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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Discover your undying Self and be immortal and happy.
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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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What message is needed when heart speaks to heart?
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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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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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Even the structure of the atom has been found by the mind.
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Truth burns up all karma and frees you from all births.
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