Meditation applies the brakes to the mind.
RAMANA MAHARSHIAn unawakened person sees only his mind, which is merely a reflection of the light of pure consciousness arising from the Heart.
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The explorers seek happiness in finding curiosities, discovering new lands and undergoing risks in adventures. They are thrilling. But where is pleasure found? Only within. Pleasure is not to be sought in the external world.
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He who thinks he is the doer is also the sufferer.
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Having set one’s family in consonance with the community, he should make his family prosperous to ensure the prosperity of the community.
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The source of the ego is God.
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Even the structure of the atom has been found by the mind. Therefore the mind is subtler than the atom. That which is behind the mind, namely the individual soul, is subtler than the mind.
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Grace is within you. If it were external, it would be useless.
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Your true nature is that of infinite spirit. The feeling of limitation is the work of the mind.
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When there are thoughts, it is distraction: when there are no thoughts, it is meditation.
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Non-action is unceasing activity. The sage is characterized by eternal and intense activity. His stillness is like the apparent stillness of a fast rotating gyroscope.
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Peace is your natural state. It is the mind that obstructs the natural state.
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Truth burns up all karma and frees you from all births.
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If you go on working with the light available, you will meet your Master, as he himself will be seeking you.
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We are always peace. To get rid of the idea that we are not peace is all that is required.
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Actions themselves form no bondage. Bondage is only the false belief, “I am the do-er.”
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There is nothing so simple as being the Self. It requires no effort, no aid. One has to leave off the wrong identity and be in his (her) eternal, natural, inherent state.
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