Realisation is nothing new to be acquired. It is already there, but obstructed by a screen of thoughts. All our attempts are directed to lifting this screen and then realisation is revealed.
RAMANA MAHARSHISilence is truth. Silence is bliss. Silence is peace. And hence Silence is the Self.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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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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If you go the way of your thoughts you will be carried away by them and you will find yourself in an endless maze.
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The activity affected by causes like fainting, sleep, excessive joy, grief, possession by spirits, fear etc goes to the heart, its own place.
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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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Happiness is relative and is better called pleasure or satisfaction.
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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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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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Remove the Ego and Avidya (Ignorance) is gone. Look for it, the ego vanishes and the real Self alone remains.
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The “I” thought is said to be the sum total of all thoughts. The source of the “I” thought has to be inquired into.
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Realisation is not acquisition of anything new nor is it a new faculty. It is only removal of all camouflage.
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Mind is consciousness which has put on limitations. You are originally unlimited and perfect. Later you take on limitations and become the mind.
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Self-inquiry is the process and the goal also. ‘I am’ is the goal and the final reality. To hold to it with effort is self-inquiry. When spontaneous and natural it is realization.
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We are always peace. To get rid of the idea that we are not peace is all that is required.
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To know one’s Self is to be blissful always.
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There is a state when words cease and silence prevails.
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