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"The end of all wisdom is love, love, love."
"The mind is a bundle of thoughts. The thoughts arise because there is the thinker. The thinker is the ego. The ego, if sought, will automatically vanish."
"You don’t have to try to get love, you have to remove the barrier that you built against it."
"Spiritual practice is like riding a bicycle. You need to keep moving forward, or you may lose your balance and fall."
"There is no reaching the Self. If the Self were to be reached, it would mean that the Self is not here now, but is yet to be obtained."
"So long as one is ignorant, the ego shines as a separate entity. When wisdom emerges, the ego is revealed as the Self."
"Your own self-realization is the greatest gift you can give to the world."
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"Find out the root of the ego, and all else will be known."
"Once you realize you are not the thinker, the mind becomes quiet."
"Sacrifice is giving up something that you do not want. Give up the ego, as you would a snake in your hand."
"True surrender is giving up the notion that you are the doer."
"Wisdom is recognizing the difference between the real and the unreal; the permanent and the impermanent."
"The real you is timeless, limitless, and knows no boundaries."
"The Self is always shining. Infinitely more subtle than the subtlest light, the Self is perfect consciousness."
"Silence is ever speaking; it is the perennial flow of 'language.' It is interrupted by speaking."
"The mind is only a bundle of thoughts. The thoughts arise because there is the thinker."
"The truth is that you are never lost. Only the ego can be lost."
"Wanting to reform the world without discovering one's true self is like trying to cover the world with leather to avoid the pain of walking on stones and thorns. It is much simpler to wear shoes."
"Silence is ever speaking; it is the perennial flow of 'language'. It is interrupted by words and picks up again; to remain uninterruptedly continuous, it must be devoid of words."
"Give up identifying with this body, not only with the gross material body, but the subtle astral body as well, proceed in your true nature and realise devoutly the Reality."
"When the ego drops away, what remains is a state different from the normal waking state. There is no action or experience there. Only the awareness of existence remains."
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"The Self does not move. The world moves in it."
"Self-inquiry is certainly not an empty formula; it is more than the repetition of a word. If the inquiry ‘Who am I?’ were a mere mental questioning, it would not be of much value."
"Mind is only a bundle of thoughts. The thoughts have their root in the ‘I-thought’. Whoever investigates the True “I” enquires within. ‘I am not the mind.’"
"The ‘I-thought’ is said to be the sum total of all thoughts. The source of the ‘I-thought’ must be enquired into by searching for the thinker."
"The mind has no existence apart from thoughts. Therefore, thought is the mind."
"You say ‘I am’ and thus you remain as That about which you say ‘I am’. This is mukti. All that is required to realise the Self is to be still."
"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’."
"If one remains still without leaving it, even the most ancient person, endowed with the body, will attain Liberation."
"The power of inquiry is the means to knowledge of the Self. Knowledge of the Self is freedom."
"Turning the mind inward and tracing back the ego to its source is surrender. If one surrenders oneself there will be no one to ask questions or to be thought of."
"Since peace and happiness are inherent in our true nature, if we remove our ignorance and realize our true nature, we shall know that we are always peaceful and happy."
"Silence is ever speaking; it is the perennial flow of 'language'"
"If you give your entire attention to what a thought suggests, it will lead you to the goal intended by the nature of the thought."
"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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"Your duty is to be and not to be this or that. 'I Am That I Am' sums up the whole truth."
"There is no mystery greater than this, that we keep seeking reality though in fact we are reality."
"That state is not new. Otherwise it would not be natural. If it were not natural, it would not endure."
"The world is illusory; Brahman alone is real; Brahman is the world."
"Your own self-realization is the greatest help you can render the world."
"In reality there is only the source, dark in itself, making everything shine. Unperceived, it causes perception. Unfelt, it causes feeling. Inaction in action, it governs all activity."
"God and the Guru are not really different; they are identical. He alone who has directed us to the Guru will be able to understand His greatness."
"If we remain as we are, we are not already in the swarupa; there is no 'seeing'."
"Make your heart a house of God, your mind a slave to God; then only God will dwell in your heart."
"It is foolish to talk about realisation. What is there to realise? The real is as it is always."
"There is no greater mystery than this, that we keep seeking reality though in fact we are reality."
"When all desires vanish, you are then the pure Self."
"Silence is ever speaking; it is the perennial flow of language."
"The world is so unhappy because it is ignorant of the true Self. Man's real nature is happiness."
"The mind is only a bundle of thoughts. The thoughts have their root in the I-thought. Whoever investigates the True "
"The mind turned inwards is the Self; turned outwards, it becomes the ego and all the world."
"Realization is not acquiring anything new nor is it a new faculty. It is only removal of all camouflage."
"Meditation is sticking to one thought. That single thought keeps away other thoughts."
"The ego is the 'I' which must be got rid of. What remains is the Self."
"There is neither creation nor destruction, neither destiny nor free will, neither path nor achievement. This is the final truth."
"What is essential in times of distress is to focus on the Self."
"Always abide in the Self. The greatest service that can be rendered to the world is to be established in the real Self."
"The one who has realized the true nature of the Self has nothing more to accomplish."
"Happiness is within. It has nothing to do with how much applause you get or how many people praise you. Happiness comes when you believe that you have done something truly meaningful."
"If one's mind has peace, the whole world will appear peaceful."
"You need not aspire for or get any new state. Get rid of your present thoughts. You will reach the goal."
"The greatest error of a man is to think that he is weak by nature, evil by nature. Every man is divine and strong in his real nature."
"Happiness is your nature. It is not wrong to desire it. What is wrong is seeking it outside when it is inside."
"Wanting to reform the world without discovering one's true self is like trying to cover the world with leather to avoid the pain of walking on stones. It is much simpler to wear shoes."
"The only true freedom is freedom from the ego."
"What is the best way to treat others? See others as yourself."
"Silence is never-ending speech. Vocal speech obstructs the other speech of silence."
"You exist when you are not thinking. You only think you exist when you think."
"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."
"You need not aspire for or get any new state. Get rid of your present thoughts, that is all."
"Grace is always present. You imagine it is something somewhere high in the sky, far away, and has to descend. It is really inside you, in your Heart."
"The one who has realized the Self has nothing more to do, nothing to achieve. He beholds the entire universe in the Self."
"Your duty is to be, and not to be this or that."
"Realization is not acquisition of anything new nor is it a new faculty. It is only removal of all camouflage."
"The degree of freedom from desires varies in proportion to one's spiritual progress."
"To know oneself is to be oneself, and to be oneself is to abide in Self."
"The world is like a sheet of paper on which something is typed. The reading and the meaning will vary with the reader, but the paper is the common factor, always present, rarely perceived."
"Carry on with your work, surrendering to the Higher Power, be free from the idea of being the doer. A clear road will open up before you."
"The thought 'who am I?' will destroy all other thoughts, and like the stick that used to stir the funeral pyre will itself in the end get destroyed. Then, there will arise Self-realization."
"Your own self-realization is the greatest service you can render the world."
"The degree of freedom from unwanted thoughts and the degree of concentration on a single thought are the measures to gauge spiritual progress."
"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."
"The primary purpose of meditation is to become conscious of, and familiar with, our inner life."
"Your duty is to be and not to be this or that."
"Silence is ever speaking; it is the perennial flow of 'language.' It is interrupted by speaking; for words obstruct this 'language' of silence."
"The one who is aware of the 'I' is not the 'I'. The 'I' is the obstacle for Self-realization."
"The 'I'-thought is the ego. From where does this 'I'-thought arise? Seek for it within; it then vanishes. This is the pursuit of wisdom."
"To inquire 'Who am I?' is the only method of putting an end to all misery."
"If a person worries about the loss of a word, tell him to imagine he is dead, and what does it matter then? He should ask himself within, 'Who am I?' which will lead to Self-realization."
"Be as you are. That is the final advice. Do not change."
"The world is not just as you see it. It is the projection of your mind."
"Before we can see the light, we have to acknowledge the darkness."
"When the 'I' falls away, only the 'I' remains."
"If you concentrate on the 'I' you are always aware of the 'I'. There is nothing to shake it off. Nobody asks anyone else, 'Who am I?'"
"The essence of mind is light."
"If a man considers, 'Aham Brahmasmi' (I am Brahman), the physical body is as good as dead."
"The 'I' casts off the illusion of 'I' and yet remains as 'I'. Such is the paradox of self-realization."
"The secret of realization is to believe that the realization is not already there, and then inquire."
"There is no greater mystery than this: being Reality ourselves, we seek to gain Reality."
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