The pure mind is itself Brahman; it therefore follows that Brahman is not other than the mind of the sage.
RAMANA MAHARSHICorrecting oneself is correcting the whole world. The Sun is simply bright. It does not correct anyone. Because it shines, the whole world is full of light. Transforming yourself is a means of giving light to the whole world.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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The source of the ego is God.
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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.
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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 main factor in meditation is to keep the mind active in its own pursuit without taking in external impressions or thinking of other matters.
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There is nothing wrong with God’s creation. Mystery and Suffering only exist in the mind.
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Doubts arise because of an absence of surrender.
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Forgetfulness of your real nature is true death; remembrance of it is rebirth.
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All that exists is but the manifestation of the Supreme Being.
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There must be a subject to know the good and evil. That subject is the ego.
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There is nothing new to gain. On the other hand a man must lose his ignorance. That is all.
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That is the ego which rises and sinks periodically. But you exist always. That which lies beyond the ego is consciousness – the Self.
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Even the structure of the atom has been found by the mind. Therefore the mind is subtler than the atom. That which is behind the mind, namely the individual soul, is subtler than the mind.
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Your duty is to be, and not to be this or that. I Am That I Am sums up the whole truth; the method is summarized in Be Still.
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Good thoughts keep off bad thoughts. They must themselves disappear before the state of realization.
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The inquiry “who am I” turns the mind introvert and makes it calm.
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