Peace can reign only where there is no disturbance, and disturbance is due to thoughts that arise in the mind.
RAMANA MAHARSHIGuru, God and Self are One.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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Meditation applies the brakes to the mind.
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Discover your undying Self and be immortal and happy.
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The world is not outside you.
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Realization is to get rid of the delusion that you have not realized.
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Nobody doubts that he exists, though he may doubt the existence of God. If he finds out the truth about himself and discovers his own source, this is all that is required.
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When we turn the mind inwards, God manifests as the inner consciousness.
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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.
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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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Silence is also conversation.
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Calmness is the criterion of spiritual progress. Plunge the purified mind into the Heart. Then the work is over.
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Non-action is unceasing activity. The sage is characterized by eternal and intense activity. His stillness is like the apparent stillness of a fast rotating gyroscope.
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Whenever a thought arises, instead of trying even a little either to follow it up or to fulfil it, it would be better to first enquire, “To whom did this thought arise?”
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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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Liberation exists- and you will never be liberated.
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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.
RAMANA MAHARSHI