Grace is ever present. All that is necessary is that you surrender to it.
RAMANA MAHARSHIThe 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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Whatever is destined not to happen will not happen, try as you may. Whatever is destined to happen will happen, do what you may to prevent it. This is certain. The best course, therefore, is to remain silent.
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If one’s mind has peace, the whole world will appear peaceful.
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We are so engrossed with the objects, or appearances revealed by the light, that we pay no attention to the light.
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You have to ask yourself the question ‘Who am I?’ This investigation will lead in the end to the discovery of something within you which is behind the mind. Solve that great problem and you will solve all other problems.
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The grace of the Guru is like an ocean. If one comes with a cup he will only get a cupful. It is no use complaining of the niggardliness of the ocean. The bigger the vessel the more one will be able to carry. It is entirely up to him.
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He that sees the Lord in the temple, the living body, by seeking Him within, can alone see Him, the Infinite, in the temple of the universe, having become the Endless Eye.
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All that exists is but the manifestation of the Supreme Being.
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If there is anything besides the Self there is reason to fear? Who sees the second? First, the ego arises and sees objects as external. If the ego does not rise, the Self alone exists and there is no second.
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Take no notice of the ego and its activities, but see only the light behind.
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The body dies, but the spirit that transcends it cannot be touched by death.
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The Self is the one Reality that always exists, and it is by the light of the Self that all other things are seen.
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By whatever path you go, you will have to lose yourself in the one. Surrender is complete only when you reach the stage `Thou art all’ and `Thy will be done’.
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Once the current of awareness of the self is set afoot, it becomes everlasting and continuous by intensification.
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Pure Consciousness, which is the Heart, includes all, and nothing is outside or apart from it. That is the ultimate Truth.
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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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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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That which is not present in deep dreamless sleep is not real.
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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 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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Peace is your natural state. It is the mind that obstructs the natural state.
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Happiness is relative and is better called pleasure or satisfaction.
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The ultimate truth is so simple. It is nothing more than being in the pristine state. This is all that needs to be said. Only mature minds can grasp the simple truth in all its nakedness.
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It is said that the I-activity is the root of all activities. From where the I-thought emerges, that in short is the heart.
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Meditation depends upon the strength of mind. It must be unceasing even when one is engaged in work. Particular time for it is meant for novices.
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If you go on working with the light available, you will meet your Master, as he himself will be seeking you.
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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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