We are so engrossed with the objects, or appearances revealed by the light, that we pay no attention to the light.
RAMANA MAHARSHICalmness is the criterion of spiritual progress. Plunge the purified mind into the Heart. Then the work is over.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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The world is not outside you.
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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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Forgetfulness of your real nature is true death; remembrance of it is rebirth.
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If one’s mind has peace, the whole world will appear peaceful.
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Let knowledge be guessed by the sign of equality to all beings.
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All that one gives to others one gives to one’s self. If this truth is understood, who will not give to others?
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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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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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Transforming yourself is a means of giving light to the whole world.
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Peace is for the purification of one’s mind. Power is for the growth of the community. Having established the community with power, one should then establish supreme peace.
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To the extent we behave with humility, to that extent good will result.
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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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The normal self is the mind. The mind is with limitations. But pure Consciousness is beyond limitations, and is reached by investigation into the “I.”
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There is neither Past nor Future. There is only the Present.
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Does one require proof of one’s own being? Only remain aware of yourself and all else will be known.
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