Mind Quotes by Ramana Maharshi

Even the structure of the atom has been found by the mind.

— Ramana Maharshi

If one's mind has peace, the whole world will appear peaceful.

— Ramana Maharshi

Mind is but a poor reflection of the radiant Heart.

— Ramana Maharshi

Pleasure and pain are only aspects of the mind. Our essential nature is happiness

— Ramana Maharshi

Of all the thoughts that rise in the mind, the thought 'I' is the first thought.

— Ramana Maharshi

When the mind is left without anything to cling to, it becomes still.

— Ramana Maharshi

Meditation applies the brakes to the mind.

— Ramana Maharshi

Mind is a wonderful force inherent in the Self.

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Without seeing the origin of light, the true form of one's Self, the ordinary man sees by the mind different things and…

— Ramana Maharshi

In truth, you are spirit. The body has been projected by the mind, which itself originates from Spirit.

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Our identification with the mind and body is the chief reason for our failure to know our self as we truly are.

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Mind is consciousness which has put on limitations. You are originally unlimited and perfect. Later you take on limitations and become the…

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Like the practice of breath control, meditation on the forms of God, repetition of mantras, food restrictions, etc., are but aids for…

— Ramana Maharshi

Because truth is exceedingly subtle and serene, the bliss of the Self can manifest only in a mind rendered subtle and steady…

— Ramana Maharshi

Food affects the mind. For the practice of any kind of yoga, vegetarianism is absolutely necessary since it makes the mind more…

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It is said that the heart is in the microcosm just as the orb of the sun in the macrocosm. The mind…

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How to get rid of the mind? Is it the mind that wants to kill itself? The mind cannot kill itself. So…

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From where does this "I" arise? Seek for it within; it then vanishes. This is the pursuit of wisdom. When the mind…

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Even the structure of the atom has been found by the mind. Therefore the mind is subtler than the atom. That which…

— Ramana Maharshi

There is no mind to control if you realise the self. The mind having vanished, the self shines forth. In the realised…

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To ask the mind to kill itself is like making the thief the policeman. He will go with you and pretend to…

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Grace is always present. You imagine it as something high in the sky, far away, something that has to descend. It is…

— Ramana Maharshi

You have to ask yourself the question 'Who am I?' This investigation will lead in the end to the discovery of something…

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Meditation is sticking to one thought. That single thought keeps away other thoughts; distraction of mind is a sign of its weakness;…

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The mind of one meditating on a single object becomes one-pointed. And one-pointedness of mind leads to abidance in the self. Real…

— Ramana Maharshi

Yogas chitta vritti nirodhah - (Yoga is to check the mind from changing) - which is acceptable to all. That is also…

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Happiness is your real nature. You identify with yourself with the body and mind, feel it's limitations, and suffer. Realize your true…

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Willpower should be understood to be the strength of the mind, which makes it capable of meeting success or failure with equanimity.…

— Ramana Maharshi

Apart from thoughts, there is no independent entity called the world. In deep sleep there are no thoughts, and there is no…

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Concentration is not thinking of one thing. On the contrary, it is excluding all thoughts, since all thoughts obstruct the sense of…

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As instruments for knowing the objects, the sense organs are outside, and so they are called outer senses; and the mind is…

— Ramana Maharshi

God dwells in you, as you, and you don't have to 'do' anything to be God-realized or Self-realized, it is already your…

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The inquiry "who am I" turns the mind introvert and makes it calm.

— Ramana Maharshi

When we turn the mind inwards, God manifests as the inner consciousness.

— Ramana Maharshi

Peace is your natural state. It is the mind that obstructs the natural state.

— Ramana Maharshi

The Sage has no thinking mind and therefore there are no ‘others’ for him.

— Ramana Maharshi

Peace can reign only where there is no disturbance, and disturbance is due to thoughts that arise in the mind.

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When one makes the mind stick to one thought, the mind becomes rock-steady and the energy is conserved.

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The pure mind is itself Brahman; it therefore follows that Brahman is not other than the mind of the sage.

— Ramana Maharshi

He whose pure mind turns inward and searches whence does this 'I' arise, knows the Self and merges in You, the Lord,…

— Ramana Maharshi