The self cannot be found in books. You have to find it for yourself, within yourself.
RAMANA MAHARSHIRealisation 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.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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The state we call realization is simply being oneself, not knowing anything or becoming anything.
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If the ego rises, all else will also rise; if it subsides, all else will also subside.
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Silence is never-ending speech. In silence one is in intimate contact with the surroundings. Language is only a medium for communicating one’s thoughts to another. Silence is ever speaking.
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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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It is within your competence to think and thus to get bound or to cease thinking and thus be free.
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When your real, effortless, joyful grateful nature is realized, it will not be inconsistent with the ordinary activities of life.
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Meditation is sticking to one thought. That single thought keeps away other thoughts; distraction of mind is a sign of its weakness; by constant meditation it gains strength.
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You are all searching for the silence of the mountain. But you’re looking for something outside. This silence is accessible to you right now, inside the center of your own being.
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If you observe awareness steadily, this awareness itself becomes the Guru that will reveal the Truth.
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Happiness is not to be sought in solitude or in busy centers. It is in the Self.
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Guru, God and Self are One.
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See what helps you to keep away all other thoughts and adopt that method for your meditation.
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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?”
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Discover your undying Self and be immortal and happy.
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There is no Truth. There is only the truth within each moment.
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