That which is not present in deep dreamless sleep is not real.
RAMANA MAHARSHIThe 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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He who thinks he is the doer is also the sufferer.
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Forgetfulness of your real nature is true death; remembrance of it is rebirth.
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Discover your undying Self and be immortal and happy.
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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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The ego’s phenomenal existence is transcended when you dive into the source from where the `I’-thought rises.
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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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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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Whatever be the means adopted, you must at last return to the Self, so why not abide as the Self here and now?
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God illumines the mind and shines within it. One cannot know God by means of the mind. One can but turn the mind inwards and merge it in God.
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When the mind, one-pointed and fully focused, knows the supreme silence in the Heart, this is true learning.
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To ask the mind to kill itself is like making the thief the policeman. He will go with you and pretend to catch the thief, but nothing will be gained. So you must turn inward and see where the mind rises from, and then it will cease to exist.
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The life of action need not be renounced. If you meditate for an hour or two every day you can then carry on with your duties. If you meditate in the right manner then the current of mind induced will continue to flow even in the midst of your work.
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The place where even the slightest trace of the ‘I’ does not exist, alone is Self.
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There is nothing wrong with God’s creation. Mystery and Suffering only exist in the mind.
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Concentration of the mind is in a way common to both Knowledge and Yoga. Yoga aims at union of the individual with the universal, the Reality. This Reality cannot be new. It must exist even now, and it does exist.
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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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The state of self-realization, as we call it, is not attaining something new or reaching some goal which is far away, but simply being that which you always are and which you always have been.
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Instead of indulging in mere speculation, devote yourself here and now to the search for the Truth that is ever within you.
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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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Peace can reign only where there is no disturbance, and disturbance is due to thoughts that arise in the mind.
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Peace is for the purification of one’s mind. Power is for the growth of the community. Having established the community with power, one should then establish supreme peace.
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Turn your vision inward and then the whole world will be full of the Supreme Spirit.
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Guru, God and Self are One.
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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 may go on reading any number of books on Meditation. They can only tell you ‘Realize the Self’. The Self cannot be found in books. You have to find it for yourself in yourself.
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Happiness is relative and is better called pleasure or satisfaction.
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