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When the mind is left without anything to cling to, it becomes still.

Ramana Maharshi

Sense-perceptions can only be indirect knowledge, and not direct knowledge. Only one’s own awareness is direct knowledge.
RAMANA MAHARSHI

Aware Direct Knowledge Oneself
Existence of Isvara follows our conception of Isvara. Let us first know whose concept He is. The concept will be only according to the one who conceives. Find out who you are and the other problem will solve itself.
RAMANA MAHARSHI

Concept Deep Existence Follow God Himself Philosophy Problem Solution Thinking Wisdom
Guru, God and Self are One.
RAMANA MAHARSHI

God One Liner Oneself Teacher
Time is only an idea. There is only the Reality. Whatever you think it is, it looks like that.
RAMANA MAHARSHI

Idea Reality Thinking Time Yourself
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.
RAMANA MAHARSHI

Awake Fall Mindset Quiet Reach Reality Sleep Start Wander Yourself
The greatest obstacle to enlightenment is getting past your delusion that you are not already enlightened.
RAMANA MAHARSHI

Enlightenment Greatness Obstacle
We are always peace. To get rid of the idea that we are not peace is all that is required.
RAMANA MAHARSHI

Ideas Peace Time
By constantly keep one’s attention on the Source, the ego is dissolved in that Source like a salt-doll in the sea.
RAMANA MAHARSHI

Attention Ego Sea Source
The life of action need not be renounced. If you meditate for an hour or two every day you can then carry on with your duties. If you meditate in the right manner then the current of mind induced will continue to flow even in the midst of your work.
RAMANA MAHARSHI

Action Carry Day Flow Life Meditation Need Responsibility Work Yourself
The normal self is the mind. The mind is with limitations. But pure Consciousness is beyond limitations, and is reached by investigation into the “I.”
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Beyond Consciousness Investigation Limitation Mindset Myself Purity
All are seeing God always. But they do not know it.
RAMANA MAHARSHI

God Known See
Grace is within you. Grace is your self. Grace is not something to be acquired from others. If it is external, it is useless. All that is necessary is to know its existence is in you. You are never out of its operation.
RAMANA MAHARSHI

Existence Grace Necessary Oneself Operation Yourself
Have faith in God and in yourself; that will cure all. Hope for the best, expect the best, toil for the best and everything will come right for you in the end.
RAMANA MAHARSHI

Best End Expectation Faith God Right Yourself
Truth burns up all karma and frees you from all births.
RAMANA MAHARSHI

Born Burn Freedom Karma Truth Yourself
The Self itself is the world; the Self itself is ‘I’; the Self itself is God; all is Siva, the Self.
RAMANA MAHARSHI

God Oneself World
Even in intake, the one steadfast thought is said to be the natural state. Nirvikalpa Samadhi will result when the sensory objects are not present.
RAMANA MAHARSHI

Death Natural Present Result

When the mind is left without anything to cling to, it becomes still.

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