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Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi Sayings
- Peace is your natural state. It is the mind that obstructs the
natural state.
- See whose thoughts they are. They will vanish. They have their
root in the single `I'-thought. Hold it and they will disappear.
- The Jnanis (Self -Realized Souls) do things for the sake of
others with detachment, without themselves being affected by them.
- Mukti (Liberation) is not to be gained in the future. It is
there for ever, here and now.
- The perception of `I' is associated with a form, maybe the body.
There should be nothing associated with the pure Self. The Self is
the unassociated, pure reality, in whose light the body and the ego
shine. On stilling all thoughts the pure consciousness remains.
- Complete surrender does require that you have no desire of your
own. You must be satisfied with whatever God gives you and that
means having no desires of your own.
- Liberation is our very nature. We are that. The very fact that
we wish for liberation shows that freedom from all bondage is our
real nature.
- If one surrenders oneself there will be no one to ask questions
or to be thought of. Either the thoughts are eliminated by holding
on to the root-thought `I', or one surrenders oneself
unconditionally to the higher power. These are the only two ways for
realization.
- The fact is that the mind is only a bundle of thoughts. How can
you extinguish it by the thought of doing so or by a desire? Your
thoughts and desires are part and parcel of the mind. The mind is
simply fattened by new thoughts rising up. Therefore it is foolish
to attempt to kill the mind by means of the mind. The only way of
doing it is to find its source and hold on to it. The mind will then
fade away of its own accord.
- The Jnani's (Self-Realized Souls) mind is known only to the
jnani. One must be a jnani oneself in order to understand another
jnani. However the peace of mind which permeates the saint's
atmosphere is the only means by which the seeker understands the
greatness of the saint. His words or actions or appearance are no
indication of his greatness, for they are ordinarily beyond the
comprehension of common people.
- Association with sages should be made because thoughts are so
persistent. The sage has already overcome the mind and remains in
peace. Being in his proximity helps to bring about this condition in
others, otherwise there is no meaning in seeking his company. The
Guru provides the needed strength for this, unseen by others.
- There cannot be a break in your being. You who slept are also
now awake. There is no unhappiness in your deep sleep whereas it
exists now. What is it that has happened now so that this difference
is experienced ? There was no `I'-thought in your sleep, whereas it
is present now. The true `I' is not apparent and the false `I' is
parading itself. This false `I' is the obstacle to your right
knowledge. Find out from where this false `I' arises. Then it will
disappear. You will then be only what you are, that is, absolute
being.
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