Remove the Ego and Avidya (Ignorance) is gone. Look for it, the ego vanishes and the real Self alone remains.
RAMANA MAHARSHIInstead of indulging in mere speculation, devote yourself here and now to the search for the Truth that is ever within you.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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That which is not present in deep dreamless sleep is not real.
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All are seeing God always. But they do not know it.
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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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The state we call realization is simply being oneself, not knowing anything or becoming anything.
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Sense-perceptions can only be indirect knowledge, and not direct knowledge. Only one’s own awareness is direct knowledge.
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Wanting to reform the world without discovering one’s true self is like trying to cover the world with leather to avoid the pain of walking on stones and thorns. It is much simpler to wear shoes.
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A realized one sends out waves of spiritual influence in his aura, which draw many people towards him. Yet he may sit in a cave and maintain complete silence.
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Turn your vision inward and then the whole world will be full of the Supreme Spirit.
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The mind is only a bundle of thoughts. The thoughts have their root in the I-thought. Whoever investigates the True “I” enjoys the stillness of bliss.
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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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Take no notice of the ego and its activities, but see only the light behind.
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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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Grace is within you. If it were external, it would be useless.
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Peace can reign only where there is no disturbance, and disturbance is due to thoughts that arise in the mind.
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Suffering is the way for Realization of God.
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