Actions themselves form no bondage. Bondage is only the false belief, “I am the do-er.”
RAMANA MAHARSHIWhenever a thought arises, instead of trying even a little either to follow it up or to fulfil it, it would be better to first enquire, “To whom did this thought arise?”
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The macrocosm is in its entirety in the body. The body is in its entirety in the heart. Therefore heart is the summarised form of all the macrocosm.
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Grace is not something outside or you.. In fact, your very desire for grace is due to grace that is already working in you.
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True silence is really endless speech.
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Love is verily the heart of all religions.
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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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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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The deeply learned ones know the mind as the directly expressed meaning of the supreme knowledge. The heart is the meaning aimed at. The Supreme is none other than the heart.
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Take no notice of the ego and its activities, but see only the light behind.
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To the extent we behave with humility, to that extent good will result.
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He who has realized the Self in the Heart has transcended the dualities and is never perplexed.
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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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Pure Consciousness, which is the Heart, includes all, and nothing is outside or apart from it. That is the ultimate Truth.
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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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Liberation exists- and you will never be liberated.
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The state we call realization is simply being oneself, not knowing anything or becoming anything.
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