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 MAHARSHIYou may go on reading any number of books on Meditation. They can only tell you ‘Realize the Self’. The Self cannot be found in books. You have to find it for yourself in yourself.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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The Self is here and now, it is the only Reality. There is nothing else.
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Suffering is the way for Realization of God.
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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 source of the ego is God.
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Beyond the belief that something can be lost, there is nothing to lose.
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Bliss is a thing which is always there and is not something which comes and goes. That which comes and goes is a creation of the mind.
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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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Consciousness is indeed always with us. Everyone knows ‘I am!’ No one can deny his own being.
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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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All that is required to realise the Self is to “Be Still.
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It is within your competence to think and thus to get bound or to cease thinking and thus be free.
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The very fact that we wish for liberation shows that freedom from all bondage is our real nature. It is not to be freshly acquired. All that is necessary is to get rid of the false notion that we are bound.
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Grace is ever present. All that is necessary is that you surrender to it.
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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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Grace is not something outside or you.. In fact, your very desire for grace is due to grace that is already working in you.
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