See who is the subject; and this inquiry leads you to pure Consciousness beyond the subject.
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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Turn your vision inward and then the whole world will be full of the Supreme Spirit.
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Silence is never-ending speech. In silence one is in intimate contact with the surroundings. Language is only a medium for communicating one’s thoughts to another. Silence is ever speaking.
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We are in our Self. We are not in the world.
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The self cannot be found in books. You have to find it for yourself, within yourself.
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One must realise his Self in order to open the store of unalloyed happiness.
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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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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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Nearly all mankind is more or less unhappy because nearly all do not know the true Self. Real happiness abides in Self-knowledge alone. All else is fleeting. To know one’s Self is to be blissful always.
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To the extent we behave with humility, to that extent good will result.
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The end of all wisdom is love, love, love.
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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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Remove the Ego and Avidya (Ignorance) is gone. Look for it, the ego vanishes and the real Self alone remains.
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The thing to do is to concentrate on the seer and not on the seen, not on the objects, but on the Light which reveals them.
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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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Sense-perceptions can only be indirect knowledge, and not direct knowledge. Only one’s own awareness is direct knowledge.
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