The “I” thought is said to be the sum total of all thoughts. The source of the “I” thought has to be inquired into.
RAMANA MAHARSHIWe are so engrossed with the objects, or appearances revealed by the light, that we pay no attention to the light.
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The place where even the slightest trace of the ‘I’ does not exist, alone is Self.
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The Self is here and now, it is the only Reality. There is nothing else.
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The state we call realization is simply being oneself, not knowing anything or becoming anything.
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Truth burns up all karma and frees you from all births.
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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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Call it by any name, God, Self, the Heart, or the Seat of Consciousness, it is all the same.
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If you make the thief the policeman there will be lots of investigation but no arrests will ever be made.
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There is a state when words cease and silence prevails.
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The inquiry “who am I” turns the mind introvert and makes it calm.
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It is said that the I-activity is the root of all activities. From where the I-thought emerges, that in short is the heart.
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The pure mind is itself Brahman; it therefore follows that Brahman is not other than the mind of the sage.
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See who is the doubter, who is the thinker. It is the ego. Hold it; the other thoughts will die away – the ego will be left pure. See the source from where the ego arises and abide in it. That is pure consciousness.
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The world is not outside you.
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Even in intake, the one steadfast thought is said to be the natural state. Nirvikalpa Samadhi will result when the sensory objects are not present.
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It is said that the heart is in the microcosm just as the orb of the sun in the macrocosm. The mind in Sahasrara is like the disc of the moon.
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