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Good thoughts keep off bad thoughts. They must themselves disappear before the state of realization.

Ramana Maharshi

See who is the doubter, who is the thinker. It is the ego. Hold it; the other thoughts will die away – the ego will be left pure. See the source from where the ego arises and abide in it. That is pure consciousness.
RAMANA MAHARSHI

Aware Consciousness Death Doubt Ego Hold Source Thinking
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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Direction Ourselves Realize Reveal Thinking
Existence of Isvara follows our conception of Isvara. Let us first know whose concept He is. The concept will be only according to the one who conceives. Find out who you are and the other problem will solve itself.
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Concept Deep Existence Follow God Himself Philosophy Problem Solution Thinking Wisdom
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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Ego Freedom Ignorance Sadness Trouble Yourself
We dig a well and create a huge pit. The space in the pit or well has not been created by us. We have just removed the earth which was filling the space there. The space was there then and is also there now.
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Creation Earth Existence Remove Space Well
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.
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Body Fact Move Oneself World Yourself
You and I are the same. What I have done is surely possible for all. You are the Self now and can never be anything else. Throw your worries to the wind, turn within and find Peace.
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Finding Peace Possible Wind Worry Yourself
Without knowing the Knower, all the knowledge that one gathers cannot be valid.
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Creator God Knowledge Known Valid
The self is known to every one but not clearly. You always exist.
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Clear Existence Known Oneself Yourself
Thoughts come and go. Feelings come and go. Find out what it is that remains.
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Feeling Finding Search Stay Thinking
The greatest obstacle to enlightenment is getting past your delusion that you are not already enlightened.
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Enlightenment Greatness Obstacle
The state we call realization is simply being oneself, not knowing anything or becoming anything.
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Existence Realize State
To know one’s Self is to be blissful always.
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Bliss Happiness Oneself
Then all this earth shines like one house.
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Earth Home Oneself Shine
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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Grasp Mindset Naked Natural Simplicity State Truth
The activity affected by causes like fainting, sleep, excessive joy, grief, possession by spirits, fear etc goes to the heart, its own place.
RAMANA MAHARSHI

Activity Affect Faint Heart Origin Place Possession Sleep

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