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.
RAMANA MAHARSHIThe “I” thought is said to be the sum total of all thoughts. The source of the “I” thought has to be inquired into.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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I Am’ is the name of God, God is none other than the Self.
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The experience of silence alone is the real and perfect knowledge.
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The main factor in meditation is to keep the mind active in its own pursuit without taking in external impressions or thinking of other matters.
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Liberation exists- and you will never be liberated.
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Happiness is relative and is better called pleasure or satisfaction.
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See what helps you to keep away all other thoughts and adopt that method for your meditation.
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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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All are seeing God always. But they do not know it.
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The Self is the one Reality that always exists, and it is by the light of the Self that all other things are seen.
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Transforming yourself is a means of giving light to the whole world.
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By whatever path you go, you will have to lose yourself in the one. Surrender is complete only when you reach the stage `Thou art all’ and `Thy will be done’.
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Wanting to reform the world without discovering one’s true self is like trying to cover the world with leather to avoid the pain of walking on stones and thorns. It is much simpler to wear shoes.
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The grace of the Guru is like an ocean. If one comes with a cup he will only get a cupful. It is no use complaining of the niggardliness of the ocean. The bigger the vessel the more one will be able to carry. It is entirely up to him.
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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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Whatever is done lovingly, with righteous purity and with peace of mind, is a good action. Everything which is done with the stain of desire and with agitation filling the mind is classified as a bad action.
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