Silence is also conversation.
RAMANA MAHARSHIMind is but a poor reflection of the radiant Heart.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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Even the structure of the atom has been found by the mind.
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Silence is truth. Silence is bliss. Silence is peace. And hence Silence is the Self.
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The mind is only a bundle of thoughts. The thoughts have their root in the I-thought. Whoever investigates the True “I” enjoys the stillness of bliss.
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Silence is never-ending speech. In silence one is in intimate contact with the surroundings. Language is only a medium for communicating one’s thoughts to another. Silence is ever speaking.
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It is within your competence to think and thus to get bound or to cease thinking and thus be free.
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Peace can reign only where there is no disturbance, and disturbance is due to thoughts that arise in the mind.
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Knowing the Self, God is known.
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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.
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In the Heart’s cavity, the sole Brahman as an ever-persisting ‘I’ shines direct in the form of the Self. Into the Heart enter thyself, with mind in search or in deeper plunge. Or by restraint of life-movement be firmly poised in the Self.
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Truth burns up all karma and frees you from all births.
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You have to ask yourself the question ‘Who am I?’ This investigation will lead in the end to the discovery of something within you which is behind the mind. Solve that great problem and you will solve all other problems.
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One should remain as a witness to whatever happens, adopting the attitude, ‘Let whatever strange things that happens happen, let us see!’ This should be one’s practice. Nothing happens by accident in the divine scheme of things.
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Your duty is to be, and not to be this or that. I Am That I Am sums up the whole truth; the method is summarized in Be Still.
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When the mind is left without anything to cling to, it becomes still.
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Correcting oneself is correcting the whole world. The Sun is simply bright. It does not correct anyone. Because it shines, the whole world is full of light. Transforming yourself is a means of giving light to the whole world.
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The state we call realization is simply being oneself, not knowing anything or becoming anything.
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Meditation applies the brakes to the mind.
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Take no notice of the ego and its activities, but see only the light behind.
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If you approach the ocean with a cup, you can only take away a cupful; if you approach it with a bucket you can take away a bucketful.
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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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The Self is here and now, it is the only Reality. There is nothing else.
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Grace is within you. If it were external, it would be useless.
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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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There is no greater mystery than this, that we keep seeking reality though in fact we are reality.
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An unawakened person sees only his mind, which is merely a reflection of the light of pure consciousness arising from the Heart.
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The main factor in meditation is to keep the mind active in its own pursuit without taking in external impressions or thinking of other matters.
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