Ramana Maharshi
Ramana Maharshi
Ramana Maharshi /ˈrʌmənə məhʌˈrɪʃi/was an Indian sage and jivanmukta. He was born Venkataraman Iyer, but was and is most commonly known under the name Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth20 December 1879
CountryIndia
Ramana Maharshi quotes about
mind natural states
Peace is your natural state. It is the mind that obstructs the natural state.
wisdom fun simple
The ultimate truth is so simple. It is nothing more than being in the pristine state. This is all that needs to be said. Only mature minds can grasp the simple truth in all its nakedness.
ego source existence
The ego's phenomenal existence is transcended when you dive into the source from where the `I'-thought rises
heart self purpose
That which rises and sinks is made up of what it rises from. The finality of the universe is the God Arunachala. Meditating on Him or on the seer, the Self, there is a mental vibration 'I' to which all are reduced. Tracing the source of 'I', the primal 'I-I' alone remains over, and it is inexpressible. The seat of Realisation 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. The only useful purpose of the present birth is to turn within and realise it. There is nothing else to do.
here-and-now speculation within-you
Instead of indulging in mere speculation, devote yourself here and now to the search for the Truth that is ever within you.
mean giving meditation
It is not enough that one surrenders oneself. Surrender is to give oneself up to the original cause of one's being. Do not delude yourself by imagining such a source to be some God outside you. One's source is within oneself. Give yourself up to it. That means that you should seek the source and merge in it.
real sleep dreamless-sleep
That which is not present in deep dreamless sleep is not real
self hands annihilation
The search "Who am I"...ends in the annihilation of the illusory "I" and the Self which remains over will be as clear as a gooseberry in the palm of one's hand.
real world
Is it the world that says I am real, or is it you?
simple self effort
There is nothing so simple as being the Self. It requires no effort, no aid. One has to leave off the wrong identity and be in his (her) eternal, natural, inherent state.
heart moon mind
It is said that the heart is in the microcosm just as the orb of the sun in the macrocosm. The mind in Sahasrara is like the disc of the moon.
thieves investigation made
If you make the thief the policeman there will be lots of investigation but no arrests will ever be made.
mind suffering gods-creation
There is nothing wrong with God's creation. Mystery and Suffering only exist in the mind.
discovery mind quiet
You have to ask yourself the question 'Who am I?' This investigation will lead in the end to the discovery of something within you which is behind the mind. Solve that great problem and you will solve all other problems.