The Self itself is the world; the Self itself is ‘I’; the Self itself is God; all is Siva, the Self.
RAMANA MAHARSHIInstead of indulging in mere speculation, devote yourself here and now to the search for the Truth that is ever within you.
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That which is not present in deep dreamless sleep is not real.
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The world is not outside you.
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Mind is but a poor reflection of the radiant Heart.
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Non-action is unceasing activity. The sage is characterized by eternal and intense activity. His stillness is like the apparent stillness of a fast rotating gyroscope.
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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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Transforming yourself is a means of giving light to the whole world.
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Then all this earth shines like one house.
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The Seeker himself becomes the knower. The thing to be known is already there. There is nothing to be known afresh. More-over there are no two things. There is only the seer, the knower.
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The more you prune a plant, the more it grows. So too the more you seek to annihilate the ego, the more it will increase. You should seek the root of the ego and destroy it.
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Apart from the body does the world exist? Has anyone seen the world without the body?
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Remain still, with the conviction that the Self shines as everything yet nothing, within, without, and everywhere.
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The pure mind is itself Brahman; it therefore follows that Brahman is not other than the mind of the sage.
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Have faith in God and in yourself; that will cure all. Hope for the best, expect the best, toil for the best and everything will come right for you in the end.
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In truth, you are spirit. The body has been projected by the mind, which itself originates from Spirit.
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If you approach the ocean with a cup, you can only take away a cupful; if you approach it with a bucket you can take away a bucketful.
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