Like the practice of breath control, meditation on the forms of God, repetition of mantras, food restrictions, etc., are but aids for rendering the mind quiescent.
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Realization is to get rid of the delusion that you have not realized.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Awakening involves understanding and overcoming self-deceptions.
This quote by Ramana Maharshi highlights the importance of self-awareness in spiritual realization. It emphasizes that true understanding involves shedding our illusions and acknowledging our existing knowledge, which can often be clouded by misconceptions about ourselves and our experiences.
Themes
RealizationDelusionSelf-AwarenessUnderstandingSpirituality
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a personal development workshop to inspire participants to reflect on their self-deceptions.
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The mind of one meditating on a single object becomes one-pointed. And one-pointedness of mind leads to abidance in the self. Real attainment is to be fully conscious, to be aware of surroundings and the people around, to move among them all, but not to merge consciousness in the environment. One should remain in inner independent awareness.
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You need not aspire for or get any new state. Get rid of your present thoughts, that is all.
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Realisation is not acquisition of anything new nor is it a new faculty. It is only removal of all camouflage
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Bliss is a thing which is always there and is not something which comes and goes. That which comes and goes is a creation of the mind.
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