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
soul mind atoms
Even the structure of the atom has been found by the mind. Therefore the mind is subtler than the atom. That which is behind the mind, namely the individual soul, is subtler than the mind.
yoga realization disappear
Good thoughts keep off bad thoughts. They must themselves disappear before the state of realization.
inspiration practice meditation
See who is in the subject. The investigation leads you to pure consciousness beyond the subject.
heart self shining
God's grace consists in the fact that He shines in the heart of every one as the Self; that power of grace does not exclude any one, whether good or otherwise.
lying self ego
That is the ego which rises and sinks periodically. But you exist always. That which lies beyond the ego is consciousness - the Self.
mind atoms found
Even the structure of the atom has been found by the mind.
action belief bondage
Actions themselves form no bondage. Bondage is only the false belief,"I am the do-er."
thinking doers sufferers
He who thinks he is the doer is also the sufferer.
Unless one is happy, one cannot bestow happiness on others.
heart self illumination
The Self is the heart, self-luminous. Illumination arises from the heart and reaches the brain, which is the seat of the mind. The world is seen with the mind; so you see the world by the reflected light of the Self.
satisfaction pleasure relative
Such happiness is relative and is better called pleasure or satisfaction.
consciousness deny knows
Consciousness is indeed always with us. Everyone knows 'I am!' No one can deny his own being.
thinking talking toilets
Eating, bathing, going to the toilet, talking, thinking, and many other activities related to the body are all work. How is it that the performance of one particular act is alone (considered) work? To be still is to be always engaged in work. To be silent is to be always talking.
inspiration practice roots
From where does this "I" arise? Seek for it within; it then vanishes. This is the pursuit of wisdom. When the mind unceasingly investigates its own nature, it transpires that there is no such thing as mind. This is the direct path for all. The mind is merely thoughts. Of all thoughts the thought "I" is the root.