Our identification with the mind and body is the chief reason for our failure to know our self as we truly are.
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 self cannot be found in books. You have to find it for yourself, within yourself.
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All that is required to realise the Self is to “Be Still.
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Grace is ever present. All that is necessary is that you surrender to it.
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He who thinks he is the doer is also the sufferer.
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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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The world is illusory, Only Brahman is real, Brahman is the world
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When your real, effortless, joyful grateful nature is realized, it will not be inconsistent with the ordinary activities of life.
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Consciousness is indeed always with us. Everyone knows ‘I am!’ No one can deny his own being.
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The question ‘Who am I?’ is not really meant to get an answer, the question ‘Who am I?’ is meant to dissolve the questioner.
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The world is not outside you.
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The Self is the heart, self-luminous. Illumination arises from the heart and reaches the brain, which is the seat of the mind. The world is seen with the mind; so you see the world by the reflected light of the Self.
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The degree of freedom from unwanted thoughts and the degree of concentration on a single thought are the measures to gauge spiritual progress.
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Because truth is exceedingly subtle and serene, the bliss of the Self can manifest only in a mind rendered subtle and steady by assiduous meditation.
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Meditation depends upon the strength of mind. It must be unceasing even when one is engaged in work. Particular time for it is meant for novices.
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Is it the world that says I am real, or is it you?
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