Indian - Philosopher | December 30, 1879 - April 14, 1950
The body dies, but the spirit that transcends it cannot be touched by death.
Ramana Maharshi
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If there is anything besides the Self there is reason to fear? Who sees the second? First, the ego arises and sees objects as external. If the ego does not rise, the Self alone exists and there is no second.
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The mind itself is of the form of all, i.e., of soul, God and world; when it becomes of the form of the Self through knowledge, there is release, which is of the nature of Brahman: this is the teaching.
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Time and space always change, but there is something which is eternal and changeless. For example, the world and time, past or future, nothing exists for us in sleep. But we exist. Let us try to find out that which is changeless and which always exists.
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All activities and events that a body is to go through are determined at the time of conception.
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Consciousness is indeed always with us. Everyone knows 'I am!' No one can deny his own being.
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Self-reform automatically brings about social reform.
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Every moment there is creation, every moment destruction. There is no absolute creation, no absolute destruction. Both are movement, and that is eternal.
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For those who have obtained unobstructed knowledge of Self, the world is seen merely as a bondage causing imagination.
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It is every intelligent man's experience that evildoing recoils on the doer sooner or later.
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The best way to meditate is through meditation itself.
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The means that make one qualified for enquiry are meditation, yoga, etc. One should gain proficiency in these through graded practice and thus secure a stream of mental modes that is natural and helpful.
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