You have to ask yourself the question ‘Who am I?’ This investigation will lead in the end to the discovery of something within you which is behind the mind. Solve that great problem and you will solve all other problems.
RAMANA MAHARSHIOur identification with the mind and body is the chief reason for our failure to know our self as we truly are.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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Guru, God and Self are One.
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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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There is nothing wrong with God’s creation. Mystery and Suffering only exist in the mind.
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Turn your vision inward and then the whole world will be full of the Supreme Spirit.
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The “I” thought is said to be the sum total of all thoughts. The source of the “I” thought has to be inquired into.
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The body dies, but the spirit that transcends it cannot be touched by death.
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Food affects the mind. For the practice of any kind of yoga, vegetarianism is absolutely necessary since it makes the mind more pure and harmonious.
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Mind is but a poor reflection of the radiant Heart.
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All that is required to realise the Self is to “Be Still.
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Grace is not something outside or you.. In fact, your very desire for grace is due to grace that is already working in you.
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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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Turn the mind inward and cease thinking of yourself as the body; thereby you will come to know that the self is ever happy. Neither grief nor misery is experienced in this state.
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Why should you trouble yourself about the future? You do not even properly know about the present. Take care of the present, the future will take care of itself.
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All are seeing God always. But they do not know it.
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Have faith in God and in yourself; that will cure all. Hope for the best, expect the best, toil for the best and everything will come right for you in the end.
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