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 MAHARSHIGuru, God and Self are One.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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As you are, so is the world.
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That is the ego which rises and sinks periodically. But you exist always. That which lies beyond the ego is consciousness – the Self.
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Without seeing the origin of light, the true form of one’s Self, the ordinary man sees by the mind different things and is deluded.
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Time is only an idea. There is only the Reality. Whatever you think it is, it looks like that.
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Happiness is your nature. It is not wrong to desire it. What is wrong is seeking it outside when it is inside.
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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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Transforming yourself is a means of giving light to the whole world.
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Realisation is our nature. It is nothing new to be gained. What is new cannot be eternal. Therefore there is no need for doubting if one would lose or gain the Self.
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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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I see only what you see, but I notice what I see.
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Pleasure and pain are only aspects of the mind. Our essential nature is happiness.
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Dive deep into the chambers of your heart. Find out the real, infinite ‘I’. Rest there peacefully for ever and become identical with the Supreme Self.
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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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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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If you make the thief the policeman there will be lots of investigation but no arrests will ever be made.
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