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
yoga mind consciousness
When we turn the mind inwards, God manifests as the inner consciousness.
ocean grace use
The grace of the Guru is like an ocean. If one comes with a cup he will only get a cupful. It is no use complaining of the niggardliness of the ocean. The bigger the vessel the more one will be able to carry. It is entirely up to him.
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.
being-yourself real remembrance
Forgetfulness of your real nature is true death; remembrance of it is rebirth.
body spirit dies
The body dies, but the spirit that transcends it cannot be touched by death.
mean light giving
Transforming yourself is a means of giving light to the whole world.
real inspiration thinking
Keep the remembrance of your real nature alive, even while working, and avoid haste which causes you to forget. Be deliberate. Practice meditation to still the mind and cause it to become aware of its true relationship to the Self which supports it. Do not imagine that it is you who are doing the work. Think that is the underlying current which is doing it. Identify yourself with the current.
mean thinking silence
When one remains without thinking one understands another by means of the universal language of Silence.
independent mind world
Apart from thought, there is no independent entity called "world." Just as the spider emits the thread (of the web) out of itself and then withdraws it, likewise, the mind projects the world out of itself and then withdraws it back into itself.
night reality thinking
Time is only an idea. There is only the Reality. Whatever you think it is, it looks like that. If you call it time, it is time. If you call it existence, it is existence, and so on. After calling it time, you divide it into days and nights, months, years, hours, minutes, etc. Time is immaterial for the Path of Knowledge.
ego would-be trouble
All unhappiness is due to the ego. With it comes all your trouble. If you would deny the ego and scorch it by ignoring it you would be free.
real perfect silence
The experience of silence alone is the real and perfect knowledge.
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.
spiritual progress gauges
The degree of freedom from unwanted thoughts and the degree of concentration on a single thought are the measures to gauge spiritual progress.