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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

He that sees the Lord in the temple, the living body, by seeking Him within, can alone see Him, the Infinite, in the temple of the universe, having become the Endless Eye.
RAMANA MAHARSHI

Alone Body Eyes God Himself Infinite Live Temple Universe
The enemy hates the ego, which the seeker wants to kill; thus, like the anvil to the goldsmith, he is actually a friend.
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Ego Enemy Friendship Hate Kill Seek
He who has realized the Self in the Heart has transcended the dualities and is never perplexed.
RAMANA MAHARSHI

Heart Oneself Realize Transcendence
For those who have obtained unobstructed knowledge of Self, the world is seen merely as a bondage causing imagination.
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Bond Imagination Knowledge See
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.
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Bliss Enjoyment Investigate Mindset Thinking
Your duty is to Be, and not to be this or that.
RAMANA MAHARSHI

Existence Presence Yourself
Grace is ever present. All that is necessary is that you surrender to it.
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Grace Necessary Present Surrender Yourself
Engage yourself in the living present. The future will take care of itself.
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Care Future Live Present Yourself
Realisation is not acquisition of anything new nor is it a new faculty. It is only removal of all camouflage.
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Faculty Realize Removal Skeleton
The ultimate truth is so simple. It is nothing more than being in the pristine state. This is all that needs to be said. Only mature minds can grasp the simple truth in all its nakedness.
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Grasp Mindset Naked Natural Simplicity State Truth
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.
RAMANA MAHARSHI

Body Heart Science Summary
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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Destroy Ego Growth Plant Seek Yourself
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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Direction Ourselves Realize Reveal Thinking
It is within your competence to think and thus to get bound or to cease thinking and thus be free.
RAMANA MAHARSHI

Freedom Thinking Yourself
The question ‘Who am I?’ is not really meant to get an answer, the question ‘Who am I?’ is meant to dissolve the questioner.
RAMANA MAHARSHI

Deep Dissolve Philosophy Question Wisdom
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.
RAMANA MAHARSHI

Awake Fall Mindset Quiet Reach Reality Sleep Start Wander Yourself

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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