--- title: "19 Doe Quotes By Ramana Maharshi" description: "19 Doe quotes by Ramana Maharshi. Plus more from Ramana Maharshi and more Doe sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb0/ramana-maharshi-915_doe_the-self-does-not-move-the-world-moves-i_1867154.jpg" --- > [The Self does not move. The world moves in it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramana-maharshi/the-self-does-not-move-the-world-moves-in-it/) [Ramana Maharshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramana-maharshi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb0/ramana-maharshi-915_doe_the-self-does-not-move-the-world-moves-i_1867154.jpg) > [Apart from the body does the world exist? Has anyone seen the world without the body?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramana-maharshi/apart-from-the-body-does-the-world-exist-has-anyone-seen-the-world/) [Ramana Maharshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramana-maharshi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/761/ramana-maharshi-915_body_apart-from-the-body-does-the-world-exist_2700582.jpg) > [The place where even the slightest trace of the 'I' does not exist, alone is Self.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramana-maharshi/the-place-where-even-the-slightest-trace-of-the-i-does-not-exist/) [Ramana Maharshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramana-maharshi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e1/ramana-maharshi-915_doe_the-place-where-even-the-slightest-trace_370701.jpg) > [Misery does not exist in reality but only in mere imagination.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramana-maharshi/misery-does-not-exist-in-reality-but-only-in-mere-imagination/) [Ramana Maharshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramana-maharshi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c3/ramana-maharshi-915_doe_misery-does-not-exist-in-reality-but-onl_1309783.jpg) > [God's grace consists in the fact that He shines in the heart of every one as the Self; that power of grace…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramana-maharshi/god-s-grace-consists-in-the-fact-that-he-shines-in-the-heart-of-every/) [Ramana Maharshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramana-maharshi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ef/ramana-maharshi-915_doe_god-s-grace-consists-in-the-fact-that-he_2423855.jpg) > [He whose pure mind turns inward and searches whence does this 'I' arise, knows the Self and merges in You, the Lord,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramana-maharshi/he-whose-pure-mind-turns-inward-and-searches-whence-does-this-i-arise/) [Ramana Maharshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramana-maharshi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f87/ramana-maharshi-915_arise_he-whose-pure-mind-turns-inward-and-sear_996193.jpg) > [Does one require proof of one's own being? Only remain aware of yourself and all else will be known.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramana-maharshi/does-one-require-proof-of-one-s-own-being-only-remain-aware-of/) [Ramana Maharshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramana-maharshi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9f/ramana-maharshi-915_doe_does-one-require-proof-of-one-s-own-bein_1749224.jpg) > [The fact is that you are not the body. The Self does not move but the world moves in it. You are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramana-maharshi/the-fact-is-that-you-are-not-the-body-the-self-does-not-move-but-the/) [Ramana Maharshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramana-maharshi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/651/ramana-maharshi-915_advaita_the-fact-is-that-you-are-not-the-body-th_1459740.jpg) > [The State of liberated Being can be reached only by "dying"; but (this) dying does not consist in destruction of the body;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramana-maharshi/the-state-of-liberated-being-can-be-reached-only-by-dying-but-this/) [Ramana Maharshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramana-maharshi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf0/ramana-maharshi-915_body_the-state-of-liberated-being-can-be-reac_434847.jpg) > [A man does not have to go and find where his eyes are in order to see. The heart is there, always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramana-maharshi/a-man-does-not-have-to-go-and-find-where-his-eyes-are-in-order-to-see/) [Ramana Maharshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramana-maharshi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db2/ramana-maharshi-915_awareness_a-man-does-not-have-to-go-and-find-where_1572550.jpg) > [From where does this "I" arise? Seek for it within; it then vanishes. This is the pursuit of wisdom. When the mind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramana-maharshi/from-where-does-this-i-arise-seek-for-it-within-it-then-vanishes-this/) [Ramana Maharshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramana-maharshi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/775/ramana-maharshi-915_arise_from-where-does-this-i-arise-seek-for-it_3207513.jpg) > [Concentration of the mind is in a way common to both Knowledge and Yoga. Yoga aims at union of the individual with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramana-maharshi/concentration-of-the-mind-is-in-a-way-common-to-both-knowledge-and/) [Ramana Maharshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramana-maharshi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d2/ramana-maharshi-915_aim_concentration-of-the-mind-is-in-a-way-co_2462438.jpg) > [The Self alone exists. When you try to trace the ego, which is the basis of the perception of the world and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramana-maharshi/the-self-alone-exists-when-you-try-to-trace-the-ego-which-is-the/) [Ramana Maharshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramana-maharshi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/203/ramana-maharshi-915_bases_the-self-alone-exists-when-you-try-to-tr_2619357.jpg) > [If there is anything besides the Self there is reason to fear? Who sees the second? First, the ego arises and sees…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramana-maharshi/if-there-is-anything-besides-the-self-there-is-reason-to-fear-who/) [Ramana Maharshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramana-maharshi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60d/ramana-maharshi-915_alone_if-there-is-anything-besides-the-self-th_2786882.jpg) > [Correcting oneself is correcting the whole world. The Sun is simply bright. It does not correct anyone. Because it shines, the whole…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramana-maharshi/correcting-oneself-is-correcting-the-whole-world-the-sun-is-simply/) [Ramana Maharshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramana-maharshi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/917/ramana-maharshi-915_correcting_correcting-oneself-is-correcting-the-who_950056.jpg) > [The world is so unhappy because it is ignorant of the true Self. Man’s real nature is happiness. Happiness is inborn in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramana-maharshi/the-world-is-so-unhappy-because-it-is-ignorant-of-the-true-self-man-s/) [Ramana Maharshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramana-maharshi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0be/ramana-maharshi-915_doe_the-world-is-so-unhappy-because-it-is-ig_887855.jpg) > [...the Lord of the Universe carries the entire burden of this world. You imagine you do. You can hand all your burdens…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramana-maharshi/the-lord-of-the-universe-carries-the-entire-burden-of-this-world-you/) [Ramana Maharshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramana-maharshi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29a/ramana-maharshi-915_burden_the-lord-of-the-universe-carries-the-ent_2276859.jpg) > [Your duty is to be and not to be this or that. 'I am that I am' sums up the whole truth.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramana-maharshi/your-duty-is-to-be-and-not-to-be-this-or-that-i-am-that-i-am-sums-up/) [Ramana Maharshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramana-maharshi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b01/ramana-maharshi-915_causes_your-duty-is-to-be-and-not-to-be-this-or_1286629.jpg) > [How does one get rid of fear? Ramana: What is fear? It is only a thought. If there is anything besides the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramana-maharshi/how-does-one-get-rid-of-fear-ramana-what-is-fear-it-is-only-a-thought/) [Ramana Maharshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramana-maharshi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/151/ramana-maharshi-915_arise_how-does-one-get-rid-of-fear-ramana-what_1287507.jpg) ## Other authors on Doe ## More by Ramana Maharshi > [Then all this earth shines like one house.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramana-maharshi/then-all-this-earth-shines-like-one-house/) [Ramana Maharshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramana-maharshi/) > [Silence is most powerful. Speech is always less powerful than silence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramana-maharshi/silence-is-most-powerful-speech-is-always-less-powerful-than-silence/) [Ramana Maharshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramana-maharshi/) > [Meditation is sticking to one thought. That single thought keeps away other thoughts; distraction of mind is a sign of its weakness; by constant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramana-maharshi/meditation-is-sticking-to-one-thought-that-single-thought-keeps-away/) [Ramana Maharshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramana-maharshi/) > [The more you prune a plant, the more it grows. So too the more you seek to annihilate the ego, the more it will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramana-maharshi/the-more-you-prune-a-plant-the-more-it-grows-so-too-the-more-you-seek/) [Ramana Maharshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramana-maharshi/) > [Think of God; attachments will gradually drop away. If you wait till all desires disappear before starting your devotion and prayer, you will have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramana-maharshi/think-of-god-attachments-will-gradually-drop-away-if-you-wait-till/) [Ramana Maharshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramana-maharshi/) > [That which rises and sinks is made up of what it rises from. The finality of the universe is the God Arunachala. Meditating on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramana-maharshi/that-which-rises-and-sinks-is-made-up-of-what-it-rises-from-the/) [Ramana Maharshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramana-maharshi/) > [Food affects the mind. For the practice of any kind of yoga, vegetarianism is absolutely necessary since it makes the mind more pure and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramana-maharshi/food-affects-the-mind-for-the-practice-of-any-kind-of-yoga/) [Ramana Maharshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramana-maharshi/) > [The mind of one meditating on a single object becomes one-pointed. And one-pointedness of mind leads to abidance in the self. Real attainment is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramana-maharshi/the-mind-of-one-meditating-on-a-single-object-becomes-one-pointed-and/) [Ramana Maharshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramana-maharshi/) > [Eating, bathing, going to the toilet, talking, thinking, and many other activities related to the body are all work. How is it that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramana-maharshi/eating-bathing-going-to-the-toilet-talking-thinking-and-many-other/) [Ramana Maharshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramana-maharshi/) > [Knowing the Self, God is known.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramana-maharshi/knowing-the-self-god-is-known/) [Ramana Maharshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramana-maharshi/) > [Every moment there is creation, every moment destruction. There is no absolute creation, no absolute destruction. Both are movement, and that is eternal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramana-maharshi/every-moment-there-is-creation-every-moment-destruction-there-is-no/) [Ramana Maharshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramana-maharshi/) > [The entire Universe is condensed in the body, and the entire body in the Heart. Thus the Heart is the nucleus of the whole…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramana-maharshi/the-entire-universe-is-condensed-in-the-body-and-the-entire-body-in/) [Ramana Maharshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramana-maharshi/) > [The state of self-realization, as we call it, is not attaining something new or reaching some goal which is far away, but simply being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramana-maharshi/the-state-of-self-realization-as-we-call-it-is-not-attaining/) [Ramana Maharshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramana-maharshi/) > [God illumines the mind and shines within it. One cannot know God by means of the mind. One can but turn the mind inwards…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramana-maharshi/god-illumines-the-mind-and-shines-within-it-one-cannot-know-god-by/) [Ramana Maharshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramana-maharshi/) > [We are so engrossed with the objects, or appearances revealed by the light, that we pay no attention to the light.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramana-maharshi/we-are-so-engrossed-with-the-objects-or-appearances-revealed-by-the/) [Ramana Maharshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramana-maharshi/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/doe/ramana-maharshi/#itemlist", "name": "19 Doe Quotes By Ramana Maharshi", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The Self does not move. 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