Seeing God without seeing the Self, one sees only mental image. Only he who has seen Himself has seen God, since he has lost individuality, and now sees nothing but God.
RAMANA MAHARSHIIf one’s mind has peace, the whole world will appear peaceful.
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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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Of all the thoughts that rise in the mind, the thought ‘I’ is the first thought.
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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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Discover your undying Self and be immortal and happy.
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Time is only an idea. There is only the Reality. Whatever you think it is, it looks like that.
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All bad qualities centre round the ego. When the ego is gone, Realisation results by itself. There are neither good nor bad qualities in the Self. The Self is free from all qualities. Qualities pertain to the mind only.
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If you go on working with the light available, you will meet your Master, as he himself will be seeking you.
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Wanting to reform the world without discovering one’s true self is like trying to cover the world with leather to avoid the pain of walking on stones and thorns. It is much simpler to wear shoes.
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See who is the doubter, who is the thinker. It is the ego. Hold it; the other thoughts will die away – the ego will be left pure. See the source from where the ego arises and abide in it. That is pure consciousness.
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When we turn the mind inwards, God manifests as the inner consciousness.
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Is it the world that says I am real, or is it you?
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The ultimate truth is so simple; it is nothing more than being in one’s natural, original state.
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The ego’s phenomenal existence is transcended when you dive into the source from where the `I’-thought rises.
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If you hold this feeling of ‘I’ long enough and strongly enough, the false ‘I’ will vanish leaving only the unbroken awareness of the real, immanent ‘I’, consciousness itself.
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All are seeing God always. But they do not know it.
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