Papaji
Indian sage of advaita vedanta, direct disciple of Ramana Maharshi. After meeting Ramana in 1944 and recognizing his own self-nature, Papaji lived simply, working as a mining engineer until retirement, then drew thousands to his satsangs in Lucknow during the late 1980s and 1990s. His thunderous "Stop! Just be quiet!" became a transmission. He famously sent Mooji, Gangaji, and many other Western teachers out to share what they had received.
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Quotes by Papaji
98 quotes“Make truth your only home.”
truthWake Up and Roar
“You are pure being. Nothing has ever touched you.”
beingThe Truth Is
“Don't chase liberation. Liberation is your nature.”
liberationSatsangs in Lucknow
“Look directly. Don't look through thought.”
seeingWake Up and Roar
“What is awareness aware of? Itself.”
awarenessThe Truth Is
“Heart and Self are the same.”
heartThis: Prose and Poetry
“Stop being a seeker. Be the truth you are seeking.”
identityWake Up and Roar
“Light cannot be added to light. You are light.”
lightThe Truth Is
“In silence, problems dissolve.”
silenceSatsangs in Lucknow
“You are not in the body. The body is in you.”
awarenessThe Truth Is
“Just for one moment, be no one. See what remains.”
selflessnessWake Up and Roar
“Where there is no thought, there is no person, there is only being.”
beingThe Truth Is
“Trust your own heart. The heart knows.”
heartThis: Prose and Poetry
“There is no one to liberate, because there is no one bound.”
liberationWake Up and Roar
“Be free now. Don't postpone for tomorrow.”
nowThe Truth Is
“Awareness is the gift you have always had.”
awarenessSatsangs in Lucknow
“Eternity is here. Don't look elsewhere.”
eternityThis: Prose and Poetry
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