Whenever a thought arises, instead of trying even a little either to follow it up or to fulfil it, it would be better to first enquire, “To whom did this thought arise?”
RAMANA MAHARSHIGrace is not something outside or you.. In fact, your very desire for grace is due to grace that is already working in you.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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The state we call realization is simply being oneself, not knowing anything or becoming anything.
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The deeply learned ones know the mind as the directly expressed meaning of the supreme knowledge. The heart is the meaning aimed at. The Supreme is none other than the heart.
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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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Existence of Isvara follows our conception of Isvara. Let us first know whose concept He is. The concept will be only according to the one who conceives. Find out who you are and the other problem will solve itself.
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Reality is simply the loss of ego. Destroy the ego by seeking its identity. Because the ego is no entity it will automatically vanish and reality will shine forth by itself.
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When we turn the mind inwards, God manifests as the inner consciousness.
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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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There must be a subject to know the good and evil. That subject is the ego.
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As you are, so is the world.
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Take no notice of the ego and its activities, but see only the light behind.
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All that one gives to others one gives to one’s self. If this truth is understood, who will not give to others?
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Our identification with the mind and body is the chief reason for our failure to know our self as we truly are.
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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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I Am’ is the name of God, God is none other than the Self.
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Mind is a wonderful force inherent in the Self.
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