Because truth is exceedingly subtle and serene, the bliss of the Self can manifest only in a mind rendered subtle and steady by assiduous meditation.
RAMANA MAHARSHIHe that sees the Lord in the temple, the living body, by seeking Him within, can alone see Him, the Infinite, in the temple of the universe, having become the Endless Eye.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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The world is not outside you.
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The entire Universe is condensed in the body, and the entire body in the Heart. Thus the Heart is the nucleus of the whole Universe.
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Consciousness is indeed always with us. Everyone knows ‘I am!’ No one can deny his own being.
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If the mind falls asleep, awaken it. Then if it starts wandering, make it quiet. If you reach the state where there is neither sleep nor movement of mind, stay still in that, the natural (real) state.
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The macrocosm is in its entirety in the body. The body is in its entirety in the heart. Therefore heart is the summarised form of all the macrocosm.
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Happiness is relative and is better called pleasure or satisfaction.
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Is it the world that says I am real, or is it you?
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There is neither Past nor Future. There is only the Present.
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Calmness is the criterion of spiritual progress. Plunge the purified mind into the Heart. Then the work is over.
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When one remains without thinking one understands another by means of the universal language of Silence.
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Liberation exists- and you will never be liberated.
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There is no seeing. Seeing is only being.
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There is neither creation nor destruction, neither destiny nor free will, neither path nor achievement. This is the final truth.
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Good thoughts keep off bad thoughts. They must themselves disappear before the state of realization.
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The Self alone exists. When you try to trace the ego, which is the basis of the perception of the world and everything else, you find the ego does not exist at all and neither does all this creation that you see.
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