An unawakened person sees only his mind, which is merely a reflection of the light of pure consciousness arising from the Heart.
RAMANA MAHARSHISilence is truth. Silence is bliss. Silence is peace. And hence Silence is the Self.
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Grace is within you. Grace is your self. Grace is not something to be acquired from others. If it is external, it is useless. All that is necessary is to know its existence is in you. You are never out of its operation.
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The macrocosm is in its entirety in the body. The body is in its entirety in the heart. Therefore heart is the summarised form of all the macrocosm.
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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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See who is the doubter, who is the thinker. It is the ego. Hold it; the other thoughts will die away – the ego will be left pure. See the source from where the ego arises and abide in it. That is pure consciousness.
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Correcting oneself is correcting the whole world. The Sun is simply bright. It does not correct anyone. Because it shines, the whole world is full of light. Transforming yourself is a means of giving light to the whole world.
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Time is only an idea. There is only the Reality. Whatever you think it is, it looks like that.
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You do not like to suffer yourself. How can you inflict suffering on others?
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Without seeing the origin of light, the true form of one’s Self, the ordinary man sees by the mind different things and is deluded.
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Then all this earth shines like one house.
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The Sage has no thinking mind and therefore there are no ‘others’ for him.
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Let knowledge be guessed by the sign of equality to all beings.
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Happiness is relative and is better called pleasure or satisfaction.
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Why should you trouble yourself about the future? You do not even properly know about the present. Take care of the present, the future will take care of itself.
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You and I are the same. What I have done is surely possible for all. You are the Self now and can never be anything else. Throw your worries to the wind, turn within and find Peace.
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The body dies, but the spirit that transcends it cannot be touched by death.
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