Your nature is happiness itself and it is natural that you come into your own.

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Why does the desire for happiness arise? Because your nature is happiness itself and it is natural that you come into your own. This happiness is not found anywhere besides the Self. Do not look for it elsewhere. But seek the Self and abide therein.

Source Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi, Talk 523 · 📖 Read the full text on his ashram’s website

✨ To meditate on today

According to Ramana Maharshi, the sage of South India, if we all long for happiness, it is because happiness is our true nature: seeking it is coming home, and it is found nowhere but in the Self. Today, when you expect something or someone to make you happy, stop for a moment and first look within you for that joyful calm that depends on nothing.

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