There are no impediments to meditation. The very thought of such obstacles is the greatest impediment.
RAMANA MAHARSHIPeace is your natural state. It is the mind that obstructs the natural state.
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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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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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The place where even the slightest trace of the ‘I’ does not exist, alone is Self.
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Surrender is to give oneself up to the original cause of one’s being.
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The macrocosm is in its entirety in the body. The body is in its entirety in the heart. Therefore heart is the summarised form of all the macrocosm.
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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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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.
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Beyond the belief that something can be lost, there is nothing to lose.
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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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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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Grace is always present. You imagine it as something high in the sky, far away, something that has to descend. It is really inside you, in your heart. When the mind rests in its source, grace rushes forth, sprouting as from a spring within you.
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Whatever is done lovingly, with righteous purity and with peace of mind, is a good action. Everything which is done with the stain of desire and with agitation filling the mind is classified as a bad action.
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Your own Self-realization is the greatest service you can render the world.
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No one succeeds without effort. Those who succeed owe their success to perseverance.
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Transforming yourself is a means of giving light to the whole world.
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