That alone is Real which exists by itself, which reveals itself by itself and which is eternal and unchanging.
RAMANA MAHARSHIThat alone is Real which exists by itself, which reveals itself by itself and which is eternal and unchanging.
RAMANA MAHARSHIThere is neither Past nor Future. There is only the Present.
RAMANA MAHARSHIFor those who have obtained unobstructed knowledge of Self, the world is seen merely as a bondage causing imagination.
RAMANA MAHARSHIYou are already That which you seek.
RAMANA MAHARSHISilence is most powerful. Speech is always less powerful than silence.
RAMANA MAHARSHIGod illumines the mind and shines within it. One cannot know God by means of the mind. One can but turn the mind inwards and merge it in God.
RAMANA MAHARSHIThere is nothing new to gain. On the other hand a man must lose his ignorance. That is all.
RAMANA MAHARSHIOur identification with the mind and body is the chief reason for our failure to know our self as we truly are.
RAMANA MAHARSHIIf you approach the ocean with a cup, you can only take away a cupful; if you approach it with a bucket you can take away a bucketful.
RAMANA MAHARSHIWhen your real, effortless, joyful grateful nature is realized, it will not be inconsistent with the ordinary activities of life.
RAMANA MAHARSHIThe inquiry “who am I” turns the mind introvert and makes it calm.
RAMANA MAHARSHIWhy should you trouble yourself about the future? You do not even properly know about the present. Take care of the present, the future will take care of itself.
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 MAHARSHIThe deeply learned ones know the mind as the directly expressed meaning of the supreme knowledge. The heart is the meaning aimed at. The Supreme is none other than the heart.
RAMANA MAHARSHIConsciousness is indeed always with us. Everyone knows ‘I am!’ No one can deny his own being.
RAMANA MAHARSHIKnowing the Self, God is known.
RAMANA MAHARSHI