Quote 31 Dhyana (meditation), bhakti (devotion), japa (chanting), etc., are aids to keep out the multiplicity of thoughts. A single thought prevails which too eventually dissolves in the Self.
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Quote 30 Abhyasa (Practice) consists in withdrawal within the Self every time you are disturbed by thought. It is not concentration or destruction of the mind but withdrawal into the Self.
Quote 29
Quote 29 D.: People cite disasters, e.g., earthquakes, famines, etc., to disprove God. How shall we meet their contention? M.: Wherefrom have they come – those who argue? D.: They say, “Nature”. M.: Some call it “Nature” – others “God”.
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Quote 28 God created man; and man created God. They both are the originators of forms and names only. In fact, neither God nor man was created.
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Quote 27 This phenomenal world…is nothing but thought. When the world recedes from one’s view — that is when one is free from thought — the mind enjoys the Bliss of the Self. Conversely, when the world appears — that
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Quote 26 Acquire strength by surrender (to the Divine) and then your surroundings will be found to have improved to the degree of strength acquired by you. Q.: Should we not know if our actions will be worthwhile? M.: Follow
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Quote 25 The truth is that every time our desires get fulfilled, the mind, turning to its source, experiences only that happiness which is natural to the Self.
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Quote 24 That which is Bliss is also the Self. Bliss and the Self are not distinct and separate but are one and the same. And That alone is real. In no single one of the countless objects of
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Quote 23 Thoughts are yours. They owe their very existence to you. You can entertain these thoughts or relinquish them. The former is bondage and the latter is release.
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Quote 22 That (Self) alone exists; the pictures come and go. If you hold on to the Self, you will not be deceived by the appearance of the pictures. Nor does it matter at all if the pictures appear or
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Quote 21 Good persons will not care to make plans previous to their actions. Why so? For God who has sent us into the world has His own plan and that will certainly work itself out.
Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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