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There is no reaching the Self. If the Self were to be reached, it would mean that the Self is not now and here, but that it should be got anew. What is got afresh, will also be lost. So it will be impermanent. What is not permanent is not worth striving for. So I say, the Self is not reached. You are the Self. You are already That. The fact is that you are ignorant of your blissful state. Ignorance supervenes and draws a veil over the pure Bliss.
Source Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi, Talk 251, §4 · 📖 Read the full text on his ashram’s website
✨ To meditate on today
According to Ramana Maharshi, the sage of South India, the Self, our deepest nature, is not something to be reached, for what is obtained one day can be lost: you are already That, pure bliss, simply veiled by forgetfulness. Today, as you walk or drink a glass of water, remind yourself: “I have nothing to become, I already am what I am looking for,” and taste that rest.
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