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.
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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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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The Self is the heart, self-luminous. Illumination arises from the heart and reaches the brain, which is the seat of the mind. The world is seen with the mind; so you see the world by the reflected light of 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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Happiness is your nature. It is not wrong to desire it. What is wrong is seeking it outside when it is inside.
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The pure mind is itself Brahman; it therefore follows that Brahman is not other than the mind of the sage.
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For those who have obtained unobstructed knowledge of Self, the world is seen merely as a bondage causing imagination.
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Peace is the inner nature of humankind. If you find it within yourself, you will then find it everywhere.
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A realized one sends out waves of spiritual influence in his aura, which draw many people towards him. Yet he may sit in a cave and maintain complete silence.
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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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The question ‘Who am I?’ is not really meant to get an answer, the question ‘Who am I?’ is meant to dissolve the questioner.
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All that is required to realise the Self is to “Be Still.
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You are already That which you seek.
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Grace is ever present. All that is necessary is that you surrender to it.
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As you are, so is the world.
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That which is not present in deep dreamless sleep is not real.
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