The fact is that you are not the body. The Self does not move but the world moves in it. You are only what you are.
RAMANA MAHARSHIWhatever be the means adopted, you must at last return to the Self, so why not abide as the Self here and now?
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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The more you prune a plant, the more it grows. So too the more you seek to annihilate the ego, the more it will increase. You should seek the root of the ego and destroy it.
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Peace can reign only where there is no disturbance, and disturbance is due to thoughts that arise in the mind.
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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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The body dies, but the spirit that transcends it cannot be touched by death.
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The world is not outside you.
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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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The place where even the slightest trace of the ‘I’ does not exist, alone is Self.
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Call it by any name, God, Self, the Heart, or the Seat of Consciousness, it is all the same.
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There must be a subject to know the good and evil. That subject is the ego.
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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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We are so engrossed with the objects, or appearances revealed by the light, that we pay no attention to the light.
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All unhappiness is due to the ego. With it comes all your trouble. If you would deny the ego and scorch it by ignoring it you would be free.
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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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Your duty is to Be, and not to be this or that.
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Guru, God and Self are One.
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