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
roots ego plant
The more you prune a plant, the more it grows. So too the more you seek to annihilate the ego, the more it will increase. You should seek the root of the ego and destroy it.
self giving generosity
All that one gives to others one gives to one's self. If this truth is understood, who will not give to others?
self grace useless
Grace is within you. Grace is your self. Grace is not something to be acquired from others. If it is external, it is useless. All that is necessary is to know its existence is in you. You are never out of its operation.
wisdom heart self
He who has realized the Self in the Heart has transcended the dualities and is never perplexed.
mind thieves inward
To ask the mind to kill itself is like making the thief the policeman. He will go with you and pretend to catch the thief, but nothing will be gained. So you must turn inward and see where the mind rises from, and then it will cease to exist.
heart roots said
3. It is said that the I-activity is the root of all activities. From where the I-thought emerges, that in short is the heart.
self world
The world is not outside you.
meditation obstacles impediments
There are no impediments to meditation. The very thought of such obstacles is the greatest impediment.
silence states cease
There is a state when words cease and silence prevails.
mind body spirit
In truth, you are spirit. The body has been projected by the mind, which itself originates from Spirit.
self world
We are in our Self. We are not in the world.
real ignorance self
Remove the Ego and Avidya (Ignorance) is gone. Look for it, the ego vanishes and the real Self alone remains.
order self stores
One must realise his Self in order to open the store of unalloyed happiness.
natural states results
Even in intake, the one steadfast thought is said to be the natural state. Nirvikalpa Samadhi will result when the sensory objects are not present.