Spiritual Quotes by Ramana Maharshi

16 Spiritual quotes by Ramana Maharshi

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Ramana Maharshi’s teachings often point straight to the heart of awareness. These 16 passages offer a distilled taste of his timeless guidance, perfect for anyone seeking a moment of stillness.

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We are always peace. To get rid of the idea that we are not peace is all that is required.

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Calmness is the criterion of spiritual progress. Plunge the purified mind into the Heart. Then the work is over.

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Nobody doubts that he exists, though he may doubt the existence of God. If he finds out the truth about himself and…

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The degree of freedom from unwanted thoughts and the degree of concentration on a single thought are the measures to gauge spiritual…

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There is nothing wrong with God's creation. Mystery and Suffering only exist in the mind.

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The Self itself is the world; the Self itself is 'I'; the Self itself is God; all is Siva, the Self.

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A realized one sends out waves of spiritual influence in his aura, which draw many people towards him. Yet he may sit…

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Wanting to reform the world without discovering one's true self is like trying to cover the world with leather to avoid the…

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

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You impose limits on your true nature of infinite being. Then you get displeased to be only a limited creature. Then you…

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Know that the eradication of the identification with the body is charity, spiritual austerity and ritual sacrifice; it is virtue, divine union…

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You are all searching for the silence of the mountain. But you're looking for something outside. This silence is accessible to you…

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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.…

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What exists in truth is the Self alone. The world, the individual soul and God are appearances in it. Like silver in…

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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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Knowing the Self, God is known.

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Every moment there is creation, every moment destruction. There is no absolute creation, no absolute destruction. Both are movement, and that is eternal.

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