The degree of freedom from unwanted thoughts and the degree of concentration on a single thought are the measures to gauge spiritual progress.
RAMANA MAHARSHIThe place where even the slightest trace of the ‘I’ does not exist, alone is Self.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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When one makes the mind stick to one thought, the mind becomes rock-steady and the energy is conserved.
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There is nothing wrong with God’s creation. Mystery and Suffering only exist in the mind.
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The greatest obstacle to enlightenment is getting past your delusion that you are not already enlightened.
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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?”
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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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The state of self-realization, as we call it, is not attaining something new or reaching some goal which is far away, but simply being that which you always are and which you always have been.
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Happiness is not to be sought in solitude or in busy centers. It is in the Self.
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Grace is always present. You imagine it as something high in the sky, far away, something that has to descend. It is really inside you, in your heart. When the mind rests in its source, grace rushes forth, sprouting as from a spring within you.
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God illumines the mind and shines within it. One cannot know God by means of the mind. One can but turn the mind inwards and merge it in God.
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This perception of division between the seer and the object that is seen, is situated in the mind. For those remaining in the heart, the seer becomes one with the sight.
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Realization consists of getting rid of the false idea that one is not realized.
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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 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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By constantly keep one’s attention on the Source, the ego is dissolved in that Source like a salt-doll in the sea.
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Knowing the Self, God is known.
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