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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.

— Ramana Maharshi Abide as the Self by Ramana Maharshi and Ram Dass (1997)

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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; the method is summarized in Be Still.

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Forgetfulness of your real nature is true death; remembrance of it is rebirth

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Non-action is unceasing activity. The sage is characterized by eternal and intense activity. His stillness is like the apparent stillness of a fast rotating gyroscope.

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Reality is simply the loss of ego. Destroy the ego by seeking its identity. Because the ego is no entity it will automatically vanish and reality will shine forth by itself.

Until realisation there will be Karma, that is action and reaction. After realisation there will be no Karma and no world.

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