Turn the mind inward and cease thinking of yourself as the body; thereby you will come to know that the self is ever happy. Neither grief nor misery is experienced in this state.
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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Mind is a wonderful force inherent in the Self.
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Doubts arise because of an absence of surrender.
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I Am’ is the name of God, God is none other than the Self.
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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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Have faith in God and in yourself; that will cure all. Hope for the best, expect the best, toil for the best and everything will come right for you in the end.
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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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He who has realized the Self in the Heart has transcended the dualities and is never perplexed.
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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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If you approach the ocean with a cup, you can only take away a cupful; if you approach it with a bucket you can take away a bucketful.
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We dig a well and create a huge pit. The space in the pit or well has not been created by us. We have just removed the earth which was filling the space there. The space was there then and is also there now.
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Meditation applies the brakes to the mind.
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If one’s mind has peace, the whole world will appear peaceful.
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There are no impediments to meditation. The very thought of such obstacles is the greatest impediment.
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All activities and events that a body is to go through are determined at the time of conception.
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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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