We are so engrossed with the objects, or appearances revealed by the light, that we pay no attention to the light.
RAMANA MAHARSHIThe Self is the heart, self-luminous. Illumination arises from the heart and reaches the brain, which is the seat of the mind. The world is seen with the mind; so you see the world by the reflected light of the Self.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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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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You need not aspire for or get any new state. Get rid of your present thoughts, that is all.
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The inquiry “who am I” turns the mind introvert and makes it calm.
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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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We dig a well and create a huge pit. The space in the pit or well has not been created by us. We have just removed the earth which was filling the space there. The space was there then and is also there now.
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Is it the world that says I am real, or is it you?
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It is said that the I-activity is the root of all activities. From where the I-thought emerges, that in short is the heart.
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The solution to your problem is to see who has it.
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There is nothing wrong with God’s creation. Mystery and Suffering only exist in the mind.
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Grace is within you. If it were external, it would be useless.
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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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Does one require proof of one’s own being? Only remain aware of yourself and all else will be known.
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Happiness is not to be sought in solitude or in busy centers. It is in the Self.
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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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Why should you trouble yourself about the future? You do not even properly know about the present. Take care of the present, the future will take care of itself.
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Silence is most powerful. Speech is always less powerful than silence.
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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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What comes will also go. What always is will alone remain.
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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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There is neither creation nor destruction, neither destiny nor free will, neither path nor achievement. This is the final truth.
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He who has realized the Self in the Heart has transcended the dualities and is never perplexed.
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For those who have obtained unobstructed knowledge of Self, the world is seen merely as a bondage causing imagination.
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Beyond the belief that something can be lost, there is nothing to lose.
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Apart from the body does the world exist? Has anyone seen the world without the body?
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Actions themselves form no bondage. Bondage is only the false belief, “I am the do-er.”
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The explorers seek happiness in finding curiosities, discovering new lands and undergoing risks in adventures. They are thrilling. But where is pleasure found? Only within. Pleasure is not to be sought in the external world.
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