You are already That which you seek.
RAMANA MAHARSHIAn unawakened person sees only his mind, which is merely a reflection of the light of pure consciousness arising from the Heart.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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Our identification with the mind and body is the chief reason for our failure to know our self as we truly are.
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Mind is consciousness which has put on limitations. You are originally unlimited and perfect. Later you take on limitations and become the mind.
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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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You are all searching for the silence of the mountain. But you’re looking for something outside. This silence is accessible to you right now, inside the center of your own being.
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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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If you observe awareness steadily, this awareness itself becomes the Guru that will reveal the Truth.
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Suffering is the way for Realization of God.
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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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There are no impediments to meditation. The very thought of such obstacles is the greatest impediment.
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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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If the mind falls asleep, awaken it. Then if it starts wandering, make it quiet. If you reach the state where there is neither sleep nor movement of mind, stay still in that, the natural (real) state.
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Of all the thoughts that rise in the mind, the thought ‘I’ is the first thought.
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God illumines the mind and shines within it. One cannot know God by means of the mind. One can but turn the mind inwards and merge it in God.
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Forgetfulness of your real nature is true death; remembrance of it is rebirth.
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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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