The fact is that you are not the body. The Self does not move but the world moves in it. You are only what you are.
RAMANA MAHARSHISilence is also conversation.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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All are seeing God always. But they do not know it.
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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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Nobody doubts that he exists, though he may doubt the existence of God. If he finds out the truth about himself and discovers his own source, this is all that is required.
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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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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.
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Engage yourself in the living present. The future will take care of itself.
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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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There is neither creation nor destruction, neither destiny nor free will, neither path nor achievement. This is the final truth.
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Does one require proof of one’s own being? Only remain aware of yourself and all else will be known.
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The state we call realization is simply being oneself, not knowing anything or becoming anything.
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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.
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Call it by any name, God, Self, the Heart, or the Seat of Consciousness, it is all the same.
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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.
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Calmness is the criterion of spiritual progress. Plunge the purified mind into the Heart. Then the work is over.
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Aim high, aim at the highest, and all lower aims are thereby achieved. It is looking below on the stormy sea of differences that makes you sink. Look up, beyond these and see the One Glorious Real, and you are saved.
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