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As a metaphor, “to enter a stream” implies that one is no longer trapped in cycles of habitual behavior that lead nowhere but has been released from the grip of those habits to flow freely without impediment.
“The sage’s ego has died, thus he does not pursue activities with the notion that he is the doer; instead, like an actor playing his part in a drama—free from [emotions such as] “love” or “hate.” Then, there is no agitation of mind, sense of doership, and personality: when all that is stopped, there is quiet, stillness.”
― Ramana Maharshi: Teachings of Self-Realization
― Ramana Maharshi: Teachings of Self-Realization
“Bien au-delà de l'utile et du futile, le nécessaire fait apparaître le monde des objets culturels comme accessoire, aliénants, encombrants, pesants, appauvraissants.”
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“When once you realize your own Self, and that there is nothing other than this Self, you will come to look upon the whole universe as the Self.”
― Ramana Maharshi: Teachings of Self-Realization
― Ramana Maharshi: Teachings of Self-Realization
“Samadhi is holding onto the Reality while witnessing the world, without reacting to it from within—the stillness of a waveless ocean…. Consciousness which is Absolute and unaffected: that is samadhi…. Sages say that the state of equilibrium which is devoid of the ego is samadhi.”
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“As a spark proceeds from fire, “individuality” emanates from the Absolute Self.”
― Ramana Maharshi: Teachings of Self-Realization
― Ramana Maharshi: Teachings of Self-Realization
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