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.
RAMANA MAHARSHIThe self cannot be found in books. You have to find it for yourself, within yourself.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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One must realise his Self in order to open the store of unalloyed happiness.
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Thoughts come and go. Feelings come and go. Find out what it is that remains.
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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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Silence is also conversation.
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There is no seeing. Seeing is only being.
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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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There is neither Past nor Future. There is only the Present.
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Mind is but a poor reflection of the radiant Heart.
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As you are, so is the world.
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He who has realized the Self in the Heart has transcended the dualities and is never perplexed.
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The seat of Realization is within and the seeker cannot find it as an object outside him. That seat is bliss and is the core of all beings. Hence it is called the Heart.
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For those who have obtained unobstructed knowledge of Self, the world is seen merely as a bondage causing imagination.
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Forgetfulness of your real nature is true death; remembrance of it is rebirth.
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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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Let what comes come, let what goes go.
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