The search “Who am I” ends in the annihilation of the illusory “I” and the Self which remains over will be as clear as a gooseberry in the palm of one’s hand.
RAMANA MAHARSHIThe 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.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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If you make the thief the policeman there will be lots of investigation but no arrests will ever be made.
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Realization consists of getting rid of the false idea that one is not realized.
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Meditation is sticking to one thought. That single thought keeps away other thoughts; distraction of mind is a sign of its weakness; by constant meditation it gains strength.
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The Self is the one Reality that always exists, and it is by the light of the Self that all other things are seen.
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Without knowing the Knower, all the knowledge that one gathers cannot be valid.
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He 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.
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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.
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Our identification with the mind and body is the chief reason for our failure to know our self as we truly are.
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Whenever a thought arises, instead of trying even a little either to follow it up or to fulfil it, it would be better to first enquire, “To whom did this thought arise?”
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The place where even the slightest trace of the ‘I’ does not exist, alone is Self.
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Then all this earth shines like one house.
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Doubts arise because of an absence of surrender.
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The activity affected by causes like fainting, sleep, excessive joy, grief, possession by spirits, fear etc goes to the heart, its own place.
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The self cannot be found in books. You have to find it for yourself, within yourself.
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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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