The Seeker himself becomes the knower. The thing to be known is already there. There is nothing to be known afresh. More-over there are no two things. There is only the seer, the knower.
RAMANA MAHARSHIHe whose pure mind turns inward and searches whence does this ‘I’ arise, knows the Self and merges in You, the Lord, as a river into the sea.
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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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He who thinks he is the doer is also the sufferer.
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There is no Truth. There is only the truth within each moment.
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The seat of Realization is within and the seeker cannot find it as an object outside him. That seat is bliss and is the core of all beings. Hence it is called the Heart.
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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 inquiry “who am I” turns the mind introvert and makes it calm.
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An unawakened person sees only his mind, which is merely a reflection of the light of pure consciousness arising from the Heart.
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We are in our Self. We are not in the world.
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The ultimate truth is so simple. It is nothing more than being in the pristine state. This is all that needs to be said. Only mature minds can grasp the simple truth in all its nakedness.
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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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There is no mind to control if you realise the self. The mind having vanished, the self shines forth. In the realised man, the mind may be active or inactive, the self remains for him.
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There must be a subject to know the good and evil. That subject is the ego.
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Meditation depends upon the strength of mind. It must be unceasing even when one is engaged in work. Particular time for it is meant for novices.
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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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