The self cannot be found in books. You have to find it for yourself, within yourself.
RAMANA MAHARSHIThe self cannot be found in books. You have to find it for yourself, within yourself.
RAMANA MAHARSHIWhatever is done lovingly, with righteous purity and with peace of mind, is a good action. Everything which is done with the stain of desire and with agitation filling the mind is classified as a bad action.
RAMANA MAHARSHIThe ultimate truth is so simple; it is nothing more than being in one’s natural, original state.
RAMANA MAHARSHIYou are the Supreme Being, and yet thinking yourself to be separate from it, you strive to become united with it. What is stranger than this?
RAMANA MAHARSHIEven in intake, the one steadfast thought is said to be the natural state. Nirvikalpa Samadhi will result when the sensory objects are not present.
RAMANA MAHARSHIThere is nothing new to gain. On the other hand a man must lose his ignorance. That is all.
RAMANA MAHARSHIMind is but a poor reflection of the radiant Heart.
RAMANA MAHARSHIGrace is ever present. All that is necessary is that you surrender to it.
RAMANA MAHARSHIYou know that you know nothing. Find out that knowledge.
RAMANA MAHARSHINo one succeeds without effort. Those who succeed owe their success to perseverance.
RAMANA MAHARSHINobody doubts that he exists, though he may doubt the existence of God. If he finds out the truth about himself and discovers his own source, this is all that is required.
RAMANA MAHARSHIWe are so engrossed with the objects, or appearances revealed by the light, that we pay no attention to the light.
RAMANA MAHARSHIMeditation depends upon the strength of mind. It must be unceasing even when one is engaged in work. Particular time for it is meant for novices.
RAMANA MAHARSHIBecause truth is exceedingly subtle and serene, the bliss of the Self can manifest only in a mind rendered subtle and steady by assiduous meditation.
RAMANA MAHARSHISilence is never-ending speech. In silence one is in intimate contact with the surroundings. Language is only a medium for communicating one’s thoughts to another. Silence is ever speaking.
RAMANA MAHARSHISilence is most powerful. Speech is always less powerful than silence.
RAMANA MAHARSHI