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There is neither Past nor Future. There is only the Present.

Ramana Maharshi

This perception of division between the seer and the object that is seen, is situated in the mind. For those remaining in the heart, the seer becomes one with the sight.
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Division Mindset Object Perception Sight
To know one’s Self is to be blissful always.
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Bliss Happiness Oneself
He that sees the Lord in the temple, the living body, by seeking Him within, can alone see Him, the Infinite, in the temple of the universe, having become the Endless Eye.
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Alone Body Eyes God Himself Infinite Live Temple Universe
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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Action Desire Love Mindset Peace Purity Right
Sense-perceptions can only be indirect knowledge, and not direct knowledge. Only one’s own awareness is direct knowledge.
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Aware Direct Knowledge Oneself
The Self is here and now, it is the only Reality. There is nothing else.
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Existence Oneself Reality
Reality is simply the loss of ego. Destroy the ego by seeking its identity. Because the ego is no entity it will automatically vanish and reality will shine forth by itself.
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Ego Loss Reality Shine Simplicity
That which is not present in deep dreamless sleep is not real.
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Dreams Present Reality Sleep
The greatest obstacle to enlightenment is getting past your delusion that you are not already enlightened.
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Enlightenment Greatness Obstacle
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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Focus Light Object Reveal
The man who has the sense of the body being himself cannot possibly worship God as formless; whatever worship he makes will be worship in form alone, not otherwise.
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Alone Body Form God Himself Man Possible Sense Worship
There is no Truth. There is only the truth within each moment.
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Moments Truth
Pleasure and pain are only aspects of the mind. Our essential nature is happiness.
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Aspect Happiness Mindset Nature Pain Pleasure
Happiness is your nature. It is not wrong to desire it. What is wrong is seeking it outside when it is inside.
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Happiness Philosophy Search Seek Wisdom Yourself
The solution to your problem is to see who has it.
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Problem Search See Solution
The more you prune a plant, the more it grows. So too the more you seek to annihilate the ego, the more it will increase. You should seek the root of the ego and destroy it.
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Destroy Ego Growth Plant Seek Yourself

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