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
heart body emotion
The macrocosm is in its entirety in the body. The body is in its entirety in the heart. Therefore heart is the summarised form of all the macrocosm.
real world
Is it the world that says I am real, or is it you?
freedom real wish
The very fact that we wish for liberation shows that freedom from all bondage is our real nature. It is not to be freshly acquired. All that is necessary is to get rid of the false notion that we are bound.
thinking needs states
You need not aspire for or get any new state. Get rid of your present thoughts, that is all.
wise real paper
We see only the script and not the paper on which the script is written. The paper is there, whether the script is on it or not. To those who look upon the script as real, you have to say that it is unreal - an illusion - since it rests upon the paper. The wise person looks upon both paper and script as one.
self mind body
Our identification with the mind and body is the chief reason for our failure to know our self as we truly are.
sea ego attention
By constantly keep one's attention on the Source, the ego is dissolved in that Source like a salt-doll in the sea.
light things-to-do objects
The thing to do is to concentrate on the seer and not on the seen, not on the objects, but on the Light which reveals them.
simple truth-is natural
The ultimate truth is so simple; it is nothing more than being in one’s natural, original state.
grace desire facts
Grace is not something outside or you.. In fact, your very desire for grace is due to grace that is already working in you.
meditation-practice mind brake
Meditation applies the brakes to the mind.
thinking self ideas
The master is within; meditation is meant to remove the ignorant idea that he is only outside. If he is a stranger whom you await, he is bound to disappear also. What is the use of a transient being like that? But so long as you think you are separate or that you are the body, an external master is also necessary and he will appear to have a body. When the wrong identification of oneself with the body ceases, the master will be found to be none other than the Self.
spiritual practice limits
You impose limits on your true nature of infinite being. Then you get displeased to be only a limited creature. Then you begin spiritual practices to transcend these non-existing limits. But if your practice itself implies the existence of these limits, how could they allow you to transcend them.
mind desire done
Whatever 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.