The 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.
RAMANA MAHARSHIThat alone is Real which exists by itself, which reveals itself by itself and which is eternal and unchanging.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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Forgetfulness of your real nature is true death; remembrance of it is rebirth.
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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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Call it by any name, God, Self, the Heart, or the Seat of Consciousness, it is all the same.
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Surrender is to give oneself up to the original cause of one’s being.
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Correcting oneself is correcting the whole world. The Sun is simply bright. It does not correct anyone. Because it shines, the whole world is full of light. Transforming yourself is a means of giving light to the whole world.
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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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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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When there are thoughts, it is distraction: when there are no thoughts, it is meditation.
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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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The experience of silence alone is the real and perfect knowledge.
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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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All activities and events that a body is to go through are determined at the time of conception.
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Even in intake, the one steadfast thought is said to be the natural state. Nirvikalpa Samadhi will result when the sensory objects are not present.
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Remain still, with the conviction that the Self shines as everything yet nothing, within, without, and everywhere.
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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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