The happiness of solitude is not found in retreats.

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The happiness of solitude is not found in retreats. It may be had even in busy centres. Happiness is not to be sought in solitude or in busy centres. It is in the Self.

Source Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi, Talk 459 · 📖 Read the full text on his ashram’s website

✨ To meditate on today

According to Ramana Maharshi, the sage of South India, the peaceful happiness we think we find in solitude does not depend on a secluded place: it can be tasted even amid the bustle, for it is in the Self, within us. Today, in the middle of a noisy moment, on public transport, in a shop or in a meeting, close your eyes for a few seconds and find again that inner calm that does not depend on where you are.

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