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Whenever 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?”

Ramana Maharshi

I see only what you see, but I notice what I see.
RAMANA MAHARSHI

Mindfulness Myself Notice See Yourself
All that exists is but the manifestation of the Supreme Being.
RAMANA MAHARSHI

Deep Existence Manifestation Spirituality
Does one require proof of one’s own being? Only remain aware of yourself and all else will be known.
RAMANA MAHARSHI

Aware Evidence Known Remain Yourself
Whatever be the means adopted, you must at last return to the Self, so why not abide as the Self here and now?
RAMANA MAHARSHI

Adopt Oneself Return
The ultimate truth is so simple; it is nothing more than being in one’s natural, original state.
RAMANA MAHARSHI

Natural Oneself Original Simplicity State Truth
Realisation is not acquisition of anything new nor is it a new faculty. It is only removal of all camouflage.
RAMANA MAHARSHI

Faculty Realize Removal Skeleton
There is no mind to control if you realise the self. The mind having vanished, the self shines forth. In the realised man, the mind may be active or inactive, the self remains for him.
RAMANA MAHARSHI

Active Control Mindset Realize Shine Yourself
Remove the Ego and Avidya (Ignorance) is gone. Look for it, the ego vanishes and the real Self alone remains.
RAMANA MAHARSHI

Alone Ego Ignorance Remain Remove
Happiness is relative and is better called pleasure or satisfaction.
RAMANA MAHARSHI

Better Happiness Pleasure Relative Satisfaction
Grace is within you. Grace is your self. Grace is not something to be acquired from others. If it is external, it is useless. All that is necessary is to know its existence is in you. You are never out of its operation.
RAMANA MAHARSHI

Existence Grace Necessary Oneself Operation Yourself
You may go on reading any number of books on Meditation. They can only tell you ‘Realize the Self’. The Self cannot be found in books. You have to find it for yourself in yourself.
RAMANA MAHARSHI

Book Meditation Reading Realize Yourself
The seat of Realization is within and the seeker cannot find it as an object outside him. That seat is bliss and is the core of all beings. Hence it is called the Heart.
RAMANA MAHARSHI

Bliss Existence Heart Realize Seek
Because truth is exceedingly subtle and serene, the bliss of the Self can manifest only in a mind rendered subtle and steady by assiduous meditation.
RAMANA MAHARSHI

Bliss Manifestation Meditation Mindset Subtle Truth
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.
RAMANA MAHARSHI

Discover Goal Natural Process Realize
If you approach the ocean with a cup, you can only take away a cupful; if you approach it with a bucket you can take away a bucketful.
RAMANA MAHARSHI

Ocean Vessel Yourself
The mind is only a bundle of thoughts. The thoughts have their root in the I-thought. Whoever investigates the True “I” enjoys the stillness of bliss.
RAMANA MAHARSHI

Bliss Enjoyment Investigate Mindset Thinking

Whenever 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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