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1. “There is nothing to be attained. Bhagavan is always within you.”
This is the foundation.
Ramana is not denying effort; he is correcting the direction of effort.
What we call Bhagavat Prapatti (surrender) is not acquiring something new, but ceasing to imagine separation.
Liberation is not an event in time.
God-realisation is not a destination.
The Self is already the case.
Sadhana, therefore, is removal of false notions, not accumulation of merit.
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2. Temporary peace vs permanent peace
> “In meditation, I get only temporary peace.”
Ramana’s response is surgical:
> “Keep at your sadhana. Keep at it.”
Why?
Because peace is not confined to meditation posture.
If peace disappears when activity begins, then meditation has not yet permeated life.
The real test of sadhana:
Can peace remain while walking, speaking, working?
Can silence continue without closing the eyes?
Hence his instruction:
> “Try to maintain the current of peace.”
Not create peace — maintain it.
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3. Action in inaction, inaction in action (Gita 4.18)
This is a high Advaitic key, not poetic language.
Action in inaction → The body acts, but you remain unmoving as awareness.
Inaction in action → Even amidst activity, the mind rests in the Self.
When this is understood experientially:
Work no longer agitates.
Life does not disturb silence.
Sadhana and daily life merge.
This is karma yoga fulfilled in jnana.
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4. Disturbing thoughts during meditation
The visitor’s honesty is important—and Ramana’s answer is uncompromising.
> “You must deal with the unwanted thoughts then and there.”
Not repression.
Not indulgence.
Not analysis.
Ramana’s method:
As soon as a thought arises → turn inward
Ask implicitly: To whom does this arise?
Sink into the source of the mind
He acknowledges the reality of samskaras:
> “Maybe your samskaras are strong.”
This is not condemnation.
It is realism.
Hence:
> “You must struggle and encounter them.”
Spiritual life is not escape—it is direct confrontation with conditioning, under the light of awareness.
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5. The real challenge of sadhana
The final line is decisive:
> “This is the challenge in spiritual sadhana.”
Not visions.
Not blissful states.
Not philosophies.
The challenge is:
Unbroken vigilance
Repeated inward turning
Persistence without discouragement
That is why Ramana repeats:
> “Keep at it. Keep at it.”
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6. Essence distilled
God is not to be attained — false identification is to be dropped
Peace is not produced — it is revealed
Thoughts are not enemies — they are gateways back to the source
Sadhana is not dramatic — it is steady
Or in Ramana’s silent language:
> Remain as you are — again and again — until even “again” disappears.
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