Wanting to reform the world without discovering one's true self is lik…

Ramana Maharshi
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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. ✨ Abide as the Self: The Essential Teachings of Ramana Maharshi. Documentary, January 1, 1998.
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Our identification with the mind and body is the chief reason for our failure to know our self as we truly are.
Mind is consciousness which has put on limitations. You are originally unlimited and perfect. Later you take on limitations and become the mind.
When one makes the mind stick to one thought, the mind becomes rock-steady and the energy is conserved.
If you go on working with the light available, you will meet your Master, as he himself will be seeking you. ✨ Maharshi Ramana, Swami Saraswati Ramananda (1963). Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi
If you observe awareness steadily, this awareness itself becomes the Guru that will reveal the Truth.

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. ✨ Abide as the Self: The Essential Teachings of Ramana Maharshi. Documentary, January 1, 1998.

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