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.
RAMANA MAHARSHIOnce the current of awareness of the self is set afoot, it becomes everlasting and continuous by intensification.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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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.
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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.
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Engage yourself in the living present. The future will take care of itself.
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Without knowing the Knower, all the knowledge that one gathers cannot be valid.
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That alone is Real which exists by itself, which reveals itself by itself and which is eternal and unchanging.
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Turn your vision inward and then the whole world will be full of the Supreme Spirit.
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Bliss is a thing which is always there and is not something which comes and goes. That which comes and goes is a creation of 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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In truth, you are spirit. The body has been projected by the mind, which itself originates from Spirit.
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All are seeing God always. But they do not know it.
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Time is only an idea. There is only the Reality. Whatever you think it is, it looks like that.
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We are so engrossed with the objects, or appearances revealed by the light, that we pay no attention to the light.
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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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Once the current of awareness of the self is set afoot, it becomes everlasting and continuous by intensification.
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If you go on working with the light available, you will meet your Master, as he himself will be seeking you.
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