The pure mind is itself Brahman; it therefore follows that Brahman is not other than the mind of the sage.
RAMANA MAHARSHIAll are seeing God always. But they do not know it.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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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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The degree of freedom from unwanted thoughts and the degree of concentration on a single thought are the measures to gauge spiritual progress.
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Silence is truth. Silence is bliss. Silence is peace. And hence Silence is the Self.
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Self-inquiry is the process and the goal also. ‘I am’ is the goal and the final reality. To hold to it with effort is self-inquiry. When spontaneous and natural it is realization.
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The Sage has no thinking mind and therefore there are no ‘others’ for him.
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The “I” thought is said to be the sum total of all thoughts. The source of the “I” thought has to be inquired into.
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If one’s mind has peace, the whole world will appear peaceful.
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You are the Supreme Being, and yet thinking yourself to be separate from it, you strive to become united with it. What is stranger than this?
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The state we call realization is simply being oneself, not knowing anything or becoming anything.
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Meditation depends upon the strength of mind. It must be unceasing even when one is engaged in work. Particular time for it is meant for novices.
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The solution to your problem is to see who has it.
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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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Whatever be the means adopted, you must at last return to the Self, so why not abide as the Self here and now?
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All that one gives to others one gives to one’s self. If this truth is understood, who will not give to others?
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Your true nature is that of infinite spirit. The feeling of limitation is the work of the mind.
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