You need not aspire for or get any new state. Get rid of your present thoughts, that is all.
RAMANA MAHARSHIAll are seeing God always. But they do not know it.
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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The Seeker himself becomes the knower. The thing to be known is already there. There is nothing to be known afresh. More-over there are no two things. There is only the seer, the knower.
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Instead of indulging in mere speculation, devote yourself here and now to the search for the Truth that is ever within you.
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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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The man who has the sense of the body being himself cannot possibly worship God as formless; whatever worship he makes will be worship in form alone, not otherwise.
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A higher power is leading you; be led by the same. It knows what to do and how to do it.
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One must realise his Self in order to open the store of unalloyed happiness.
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The grace of the Guru is like an ocean. If one comes with a cup he will only get a cupful. It is no use complaining of the niggardliness of the ocean. The bigger the vessel the more one will be able to carry. It is entirely up to him.
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Call it by any name, God, Self, the Heart, or the Seat of Consciousness, it is all the same.
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Sense-perceptions can only be indirect knowledge, and not direct knowledge. Only one’s own awareness is direct knowledge.
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Grace is ever present. All that is necessary is that you surrender to it.
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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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Beyond the belief that something can be lost, there is nothing to lose.
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Wanting to reform the world without discovering one’s true self is like trying to cover the world with leather to avoid the pain of walking on stones and thorns. It is much simpler to wear shoes.
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Reality is simply the loss of ego. Destroy the ego by seeking its identity. Because the ego is no entity it will automatically vanish and reality will shine forth by itself.
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