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
inspiration practice meditation
Realisation is nothing new to be acquired. It is already there, but obstructed by a screen of thoughts. All our attempts are directed to lifting this screen and then realisation is revealed.
insight liberation liberated
Liberation exists- and you will never be liberated.
heart self names
Call it by any name, God, Self, the Heart, or the Seat of Consciousness, it is all the same.
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.