Quotes about self
self known
The self is known to every one but not clearly. You always exist. Ramana Maharshi
self grace useless
Grace is within you. If it were external, it would be useless. Ramana Maharshi
self meditation mind
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. Ramana Maharshi
self ego doubt
How does one get rid of fear? Ramana: What is fear? It is only a thought. If there is anything besides the Self there is reason to fear. Who sees things separate from the Self? First the ego arises and sees objects as external. If the ego does not rise, the Self alone exists and there is nothing external. For anything external to oneself implies the existence of the seer within. Seeking it there will eliminate doubt and fear. Not only fear, all other thoughts centred round the ego will disappear along with it. Ramana Maharshi
self sea rivers
He whose pure mind turns inward and searches whence does this 'I' arise, knows the Self and merges in You, the Lord, as a river into the sea. Ramana Maharshi
self doe
The place where even the slightest trace of the 'I' does not exist, alone is Self. Ramana Maharshi
self individuality age
Seeing God without seeing the Self, one sees only mental image. Only he who has seen Himself has seen God, since he has lost individuality, and now sees nothing but God. Ramana Maharshi
self ego perception
The Self alone exists. When you try to trace the ego, which is the basis of the perception of the world and everything else, you find the ego does not exist at all and neither does all this creation that you see. Ramana Maharshi
self imagination world
For those who have obtained unobstructed knowledge of Self, the world is seen merely as a bondage causing imagination. Ramana Maharshi
self social-reform reform
Self-reform automatically brings about social reform. Ramana Maharshi
self hands annihilation
The search "Who am I"...ends in the annihilation of the illusory "I" and the Self which remains over will be as clear as a gooseberry in the palm of one's hand. Ramana Maharshi
self mind body
Our identification with the mind and body is the chief reason for our failure to know our self as we truly are. Ramana Maharshi
self self-realization knows
To know one's Self is to be blissful always. Ramana Maharshi
self shining conviction
Remain still, with the conviction that the Self shines as everything yet nothing, within, without, and everywhere. Ramana Maharshi
self mind normal
The normal self is the mind. The mind is with limitations. But pure Consciousness is beyond limitations, and is reached by investigation into the "I." Ramana Maharshi
self inquiry burning
By the inquiry 'Who am I?'. The thought 'who am I?' will destroy all other thoughts, and like the stick used for stirring the burning pyre, it will itself in the end get destroyed. Then, there will arise Self-realization. Ramana Maharshi
self aging immortal
Discover your undying Self and be immortal and happy. Ramana Maharshi
self realization quiet
The 'I' casts off the illusion of the 'I' and yet remains 'I'. Such is the paradox of Self-realization. The Realized do not see any paradox in it. Consider the case of the worshipper. He approaches God and prays to be absorbed in Him. He then surrenders himself in faith and by concentration. And what remains afterwards? In the place of the original 'I', self-surrender leaves a residuum of God in which the 'I' is lost. That is the highest form of devotion or surrender and the peak of detachment. Ramana Maharshi
self names worship
Under whatever name or form we worship It, It leads us on to knowledge of the nameless, formless Absolute. Yet, to see one's true Self in the Absolute, to subside into It and be one with "It, this is the true Knowledge of the Truth. Ramana Maharshi
self ego firsts
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. Ramana Maharshi
self stills realising
All that is required to realise the Self is to “Be Still. Ramana Maharshi
self silence bliss
Silence is truth. Silence is bliss. Silence is peace. And hence Silence is the Self. Ramana Maharshi
self rock-and-roll rocks
In every decade rock and roll starts to get very serious and navel gazing and kind of self serious and every once and a while it kind of needs a kick in the pants. Rainn Wilson
selfish knows
She didn't know there were things worse than selfish. Rainbow Rowell
selfish heart compassion
Compassion brings fulfillment to the heart. Selfish desires simply agitate the heart. Radhanath Swami
selfish sensual failing
Every experiment, by multitudes or by individuals, that has a sensual and selfish aim, will fail. Ralph Waldo Emerson
self law common
We legislate against forestalling and monopoly; we would have a common granary for the poor; but the selfishness which hoards thecorn for high prices, is the preventative of famine; and the law of self-preservation is surer policy than any legislation can be. Ralph Waldo Emerson
self world mould
I--this thought which is called I--is the mould into which the world is poured like melted wax. Ralph Waldo Emerson
self hands effort
Do not you see that every misfortune is misconduct; that every honour is desert; that every effort is an insolence of your own?...You carry your fortune in your own hand. Ralph Waldo Emerson
self lazy flesh
The flesh, or human nature, is generally lazy and self-centered. Joyce Meyer
self water discipline
God has equipped you to handle difficult things. In fact, He has already planted the seeds of discipline and self-control inside you. You just have to water those seeds with His Word to make them grow! Joyce Meyer
self-love ifs
If you're not at peace with yourself, you can't be at peace with anyone else. Joyce Meyer
self-worth ego boards
I never read reviews - I never have. I've never read message boards, either. I'm just not interested in it in any way - I'm not interested in it inflating my ego, and I'm not interested in it improving my self-worth. So, I don't read them. Kate Levering