The grace of the Guru is like an ocean. If one comes with a cup he will only get a cupful. It is no use complaining of the niggardliness of the ocean. The bigger the vessel the more one will be able to carry. It is entirely up to him.
RAMANA MAHARSHISilence is also conversation.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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The activity affected by causes like fainting, sleep, excessive joy, grief, possession by spirits, fear etc goes to the heart, its own place.
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Silence is most powerful. Speech is always less powerful than silence.
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The Self is the one Reality that always exists, and it is by the light of the Self that all other things are seen.
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Good thoughts keep off bad thoughts. They must themselves disappear before the state of realization.
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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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Apart from the body does the world exist? Has anyone seen the world without the body?
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Your duty is to be, and not to be this or that. I Am That I Am sums up the whole truth; the method is summarized in Be Still.
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There is nothing new to gain. On the other hand a man must lose his ignorance. That is all.
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We are in our Self. We are not in the world.
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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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A higher power is leading you; be led by the same. It knows what to do and how to do it.
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All unhappiness is due to the ego. With it comes all your trouble. If you would deny the ego and scorch it by ignoring it you would be free.
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Meditation applies the brakes to the mind.
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The question ‘Who am I?’ is not really meant to get an answer, the question ‘Who am I?’ is meant to dissolve the questioner.
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Have faith in God and in yourself; that will cure all. Hope for the best, expect the best, toil for the best and everything will come right for you in the end.
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