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“Fall in love with your own Self.”
self-loveThis: Prose and Poetry
“Stop pretending to be a person.”
identityWake Up and Roar
“This. This. Just this.”
presenceThis: Prose and Poetry
“Don't try to still the mind. See who is watching the mind.”
witnessThe Truth Is
“There is nothing to attain. You are That.”
identityWake Up and Roar
“Sit and ask: who am I?”
inquiryThe Truth Is
“All scriptures point to one truth: you are free.”
freedomWake Up and Roar
“Don't depend on any teacher, even me. Find it in yourself.”
self-relianceSatsangs in Lucknow
“In one moment of recognition, all suffering ends.”
recognitionThe Truth Is
“What you are seeking is the seeker.”
inquiryWake Up and Roar
“Be like a hollow flute. Let the divine sing through you.”
surrenderThis: Prose and Poetry
“Your existence is the proof.”
beingWake Up and Roar
“The mind is afraid of silence because silence reveals the lie.”
silenceSatsangs in Lucknow
“Awareness is what you are. Always. Now.”
awarenessThe Truth Is
“Burn all your concepts in the fire of inquiry.”
inquiryWake Up and Roar
“Devotion and inquiry are two wings of the same bird.”
pathSatsangs in Lucknow
“There is only one Self, appearing as many.”
unityThe Truth Is
“Don't postpone. Now is the moment.”
nowWake Up and Roar
“Stop. Just be quiet.”
silenceWake Up and Roar
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