When the mind is left without anything to cling to, it becomes still.
RAMANA MAHARSHIWhen the mind is left without anything to cling to, it becomes still.
RAMANA MAHARSHIThe Self is the one Reality that always exists, and it is by the light of the Self that all other things are seen.
RAMANA MAHARSHIThere is nothing new to gain. On the other hand a man must lose his ignorance. That is all.
RAMANA MAHARSHIWhenever a thought arises, instead of trying even a little either to follow it up or to fulfil it, it would be better to first enquire, “To whom did this thought arise?”
RAMANA MAHARSHIOur identification with the mind and body is the chief reason for our failure to know our self as we truly are.
RAMANA MAHARSHIThe seat of Realization is within and the seeker cannot find it as an object outside him. That seat is bliss and is the core of all beings. Hence it is called the Heart.
RAMANA MAHARSHII Am’ is the name of God, God is none other than the Self.
RAMANA MAHARSHIThere is no Truth. There is only the truth within each moment.
RAMANA MAHARSHIWhen the mind, one-pointed and fully focused, knows the supreme silence in the Heart, this is true learning.
RAMANA MAHARSHIIf you observe awareness steadily, this awareness itself becomes the Guru that will reveal the Truth.
RAMANA MAHARSHIAs you are, so is the world.
RAMANA MAHARSHIAll that exists is but the manifestation of the Supreme Being.
RAMANA MAHARSHIYou and I are the same. What I have done is surely possible for all. You are the Self now and can never be anything else. Throw your worries to the wind, turn within and find Peace.
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 activity affected by causes like fainting, sleep, excessive joy, grief, possession by spirits, fear etc goes to the heart, its own place.
RAMANA MAHARSHIDoubts arise because of an absence of surrender.
RAMANA MAHARSHI