There is neither creation nor destruction, neither destiny nor free will, neither path nor achievement. This is the final truth.
RAMANA MAHARSHITurn the mind inward and cease thinking of yourself as the body; thereby you will come to know that the self is ever happy. Neither grief nor misery is experienced in this state.
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When one makes the mind stick to one thought, the mind becomes rock-steady and the energy is conserved.
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The deeply learned ones know the mind as the directly expressed meaning of the supreme knowledge. The heart is the meaning aimed at. The Supreme is none other than the heart.
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All that is required to realise the Self is to “Be Still.
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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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The pure mind is itself Brahman; it therefore follows that Brahman is not other than the mind of the sage.
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Why should you trouble yourself about the future? You do not even properly know about the present. Take care of the present, the future will take care of itself.
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The ultimate truth is so simple. It is nothing more than being in the pristine state. This is all that needs to be said. Only mature minds can grasp the simple truth in all its nakedness.
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The state we call realization is simply being oneself, not knowing anything or becoming anything.
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If you go the way of your thoughts you will be carried away by them and you will find yourself in an endless maze.
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In the Heart’s cavity, the sole Brahman as an ever-persisting ‘I’ shines direct in the form of the Self. Into the Heart enter thyself, with mind in search or in deeper plunge. Or by restraint of life-movement be firmly poised in the Self.
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The activity affected by causes like fainting, sleep, excessive joy, grief, possession by spirits, fear etc goes to the heart, its own place.
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Happiness is not to be sought in solitude or in busy centers. It is in the 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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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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Forgetfulness of your real nature is true death; remembrance of it is rebirth.
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