If there is anything besides the Self there is reason to fear? Who sees the second? First, the ego arises and sees objects as external. If the ego does not rise, the Self alone exists and there is no second.
RAMANA MAHARSHINearly all mankind is more or less unhappy because nearly all do not know the true Self. Real happiness abides in Self-knowledge alone. All else is fleeting. To know one’s Self is to be blissful always.
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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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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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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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Silence is never-ending speech. In silence one is in intimate contact with the surroundings. Language is only a medium for communicating one’s thoughts to another. Silence is ever speaking.
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True silence is really endless speech.
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You do not like to suffer yourself. How can you inflict suffering on others?
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The inquiry “who am I” turns the mind introvert and makes it calm.
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You are already That which you seek.
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An unawakened person sees only his mind, which is merely a reflection of the light of pure consciousness arising from the Heart.
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See who is the subject; and this inquiry leads you to pure Consciousness beyond the subject.
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You have to ask yourself the question ‘Who am I?’ This investigation will lead in the end to the discovery of something within you which is behind the mind. Solve that great problem and you will solve all other problems.
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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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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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You know that you know nothing. Find out that knowledge.
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Grace is not something outside or you.. In fact, your very desire for grace is due to grace that is already working in you.
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