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Nurtureoneslife:

These moments of inner quiet will burn out all obstacles without fail. Don't doubt its efficacy. Try it. ~Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

Simply sit down, keep quiet. keep quiet for one moment. this is the moment you need, this is the moment of rest. keep quiet for a moment without going to the past and you will find relaxation.

If there is peace in your mind you will find peace with everybody. If your mind is agitated you will find agitation everywhere. So, first find peace within, and you will see this inner peace reflected everywhere else. You are this peace.

- Papaji

#papaji #spiritualawakening #advaita #nondualism

Since the Self cannot be objectified, 

not being cognized by anything else, 

and

since the Self is the Seer seeing all else, 

the subject-object relation

and the apparent subjectivity of the Self exist only on the plane of relativity and vanish in the Absolute. 

There is in truth no other than the Self, which is neither the seer nor the seen, 

and is not involved as subject or object.

The teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi. 

Words of Grace.

Because truth is exceedingly subtle and serene, the bliss of the Self can manifest only in a mind rendered subtle and steady by assiduous meditation.

Sri Ramana Maharshi

Limited consciousness is mind. Unlimited consciousness is self.Abide mind in self. Self is universal consciousness. mind is personal consciousness. #mudita

Control over breath is yog. elimination of mind is jnana. Ramana Maharshi

Self is Guru or God. #mudita

In bad company, the three poisons grow stronger, 

Listening, reflection, and meditation decline, 

And loving-kindness and compassion vanish- 

To avoid unsuitable friends is the practice of a bodhisattva. 

A crystal, when placed on a piece of cloth, takes on the color of that cloth, whether white, yellow, red or black. In the same way, the friends with whom you keep company the most often, whether suitable or unsuitable, will greatly influence the direction your life and practice take. 

- Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

What is the nature of the Self?

What exists in truth is the Self alone. 

The world, the individual soul, 

and God are appearances in it like silver in mother-of-pearl, these three appear at the same time, and disappear at the same

time. 

The Self is that where there is absolutely no “I” thought. 

That is called “Silence”. 

The Self itself is the world; 

the Self itself is “I”; 

the Self itself is God; 

all is Siva, the Self.

The teachings of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi. Who Am I? (Nan Yar?). 16.

You can only find peace

when you return home

to your own Self.

~ Papaji

जिंदगी गंभीर बने रहने के लिए नहीं है| जिंदगी तुम्हारे हाथों में खेलने के लिए एक गेंद की तरह है – तुम इस गेंद को पकड़े मत रहो|

श्री श्री रविशंकर

"Where thoughts cease, happiness reigns supreme; such is the truth about happiness. Although the thought-free state is gained and happiness is experienced for a while, such a thought-free state obtained by contact with external objects does not last long. Therefore , it is clear that one can never achieve the thought-free happy state permanently with the help of the five senses".

Sri Sadhu Om 

The Path of Sri Ramana, Part One.