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Mind is but a poor reflection of the radiant Heart.

Ramana Maharshi

The state we call realization is simply being oneself, not knowing anything or becoming anything.
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Existence Realize State
The self cannot be found in books. You have to find it for yourself, within yourself.
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Book Finding Yourself
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.
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Concept Deep Existence Follow God Himself Philosophy Problem Solution Thinking Wisdom
All activities and events that a body is to go through are determined at the time of conception.
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Activity Body Concept Determination Event Time
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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Adventure Explorer Happiness Pleasure Risk Seek Thrilling World
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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Adopt Oneself Return
Then all this earth shines like one house.
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Earth Home Oneself Shine
The very fact that we wish for liberation shows that freedom from all bondage is our real nature. It is not to be freshly acquired. All that is necessary is to get rid of the false notion that we are bound.
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Captive Desire Fact Fake Freedom Liberty Nature Necessary Prison Reality
He who thinks he is the doer is also the sufferer.
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Action Himself Suffering Thinking
Guru, God and Self are One.
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God One Liner Oneself Teacher
Non-action is unceasing activity. The sage is characterized by eternal and intense activity. His stillness is like the apparent stillness of a fast rotating gyroscope.
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Action Activity Character Fast Forever Himself Sage
Realization consists of getting rid of the false idea that one is not realized.
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Fake Idea Oneself Realize
Beyond the belief that something can be lost, there is nothing to lose.
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Belief Beyond Inspirational Lose Risk
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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Body Heart Perspective Universe
Your duty is to Be, and not to be this or that.
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Existence Presence Yourself
The body dies, but the spirit that transcends it cannot be touched by death.
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Body Death Spirit Touch Transcendence

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