Of all the thoughts that rise in the mind, the thought ‘I’ is the first thought.
RAMANA MAHARSHII Am’ is the name of God, God is none other than the Self.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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All are seeing God always. But they do not know it.
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Actions themselves form no bondage. Bondage is only the false belief, “I am the do-er.”
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Nobody doubts that he exists, though he may doubt the existence of God. If he finds out the truth about himself and discovers his own source, this is all that is required.
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An 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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Love is verily the heart of all religions.
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Mind is a wonderful force inherent in the Self.
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The Self alone exists. When you try to trace the ego, which is the basis of the perception of the world and everything else, you find the ego does not exist at all and neither does all this creation that you see.
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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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All bad qualities centre round the ego. When the ego is gone, Realisation results by itself. There are neither good nor bad qualities in the Self. The Self is free from all qualities. Qualities pertain to the mind only.
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There is no Truth. There is only the truth within each moment.
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Meditation depends upon the strength of mind. It must be unceasing even when one is engaged in work. Particular time for it is meant for novices.
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Self-inquiry is the process and the goal also. ‘I am’ is the goal and the final reality. To hold to it with effort is self-inquiry. When spontaneous and natural it is realization.
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Remain still, with the conviction that the Self shines as everything yet nothing, within, without, and everywhere.
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To the extent we behave with humility, to that extent good will result.
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In the Heart’s cavity, the sole Brahman as an ever-persisting ‘I’ shines direct in the form of the Self. Into the Heart enter thyself, with mind in search or in deeper plunge. Or by restraint of life-movement be firmly poised in the Self.
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