Indian - Philosopher | December 30, 1879 - April 14, 1950
When there are thoughts, it is distraction: when there are no thoughts, it is meditation.
Ramana Maharshi
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That which comes and goes, rises and sets, is born and dies is the ego. That which always abides, never changes, and is devoid of qualities is the Self.
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Silence is also conversation.
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Suffering turns men towards their creator.
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Society is the body; individuals are its members, its limbs. Just as the various limbs help and co-operate with one another and thus are happy, so each must unite with others in being helpful to all in thought, speech and action... One may see to the good of one's own group, i.e., the group that is immediate to him, and then proceed to others.
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I am not the perishable body, but the eternal Self.
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Silence is ever speaking; it is the perennial flow of language.
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Without understanding yourself, what is the use of trying to understand the world?
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God has no resolve; no karma attaches itself to Him.
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Even as one and the same person is called by different names according to the different functions he performs, so also one and the same mind is called by the different names: mind, intellect, memory, and egoity, on account of the difference in the modes - and not because of any real difference.
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All bad qualities centre round the ego. When the ego is gone, Realisation results by itself. There are neither good nor bad qualities in the Self. The Self is free from all qualities. Qualities pertain to the mind only.
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I have never said that there is no need for a guru. All depends on what you call guru. He need not be in a human form.
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