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There is nothing to be gained anew. Ignorance of the Self is the cause of the present misery; knowledge of the Self brings about happiness. Moreover, if anything is to be got anew it implies its previous absence. What remained once absent might vanish again. So there would be no permanency in salvation. Salvation is permanent because the Self is here and now and eternal.
Source Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi, Talk 63, §5 · 📖 Read the full text on his ashram’s website
✨ To meditate on today
According to Ramana Maharshi, happiness is not something new to acquire: it is already here, for the Self is here and now, and only forgetting it makes us suffer. Today, at three moments of the day, stop for a few seconds and simply notice “I am”, adding nothing.
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