The Seeker himself becomes the knower. The thing to be known is already there. There is nothing to be known afresh. More-over there are no two things. There is only the seer, the knower.
RAMANA MAHARSHIAll 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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If a person realises his position and stays in his own self, things that are to happen will happen. Things that are not to happen will not happen. The shakti that is in the world, is only one. All these troubles arise if we think that we are separate from that shakti.
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Your true nature is that of infinite spirit. The feeling of limitation is the work of the mind.
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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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Even in intake, the one steadfast thought is said to be the natural state. Nirvikalpa Samadhi will result when the sensory objects are not present.
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That alone is Real which exists by itself, which reveals itself by itself and which is eternal and unchanging.
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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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A higher power is leading you; be led by the same. It knows what to do and how to do it.
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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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An unawakened person sees only his mind, which is merely a reflection of the light of pure consciousness arising from the Heart.
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To ask the mind to kill itself is like making the thief the policeman. He will go with you and pretend to catch the thief, but nothing will be gained. So you must turn inward and see where the mind rises from, and then it will cease to exist.
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Sense-perceptions can only be indirect knowledge, and not direct knowledge. Only one’s own awareness is direct knowledge.
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If the ego rises, all else will also rise; if it subsides, all else will also subside.
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Even the structure of the atom has been found by the mind. Therefore the mind is subtler than the atom. That which is behind the mind, namely the individual soul, is subtler than the mind.
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Discover your undying Self and be immortal and happy.
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There is neither creation nor destruction, neither destiny nor free will, neither path nor achievement. This is the final truth.
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