Realization consists of getting rid of the false idea that one is not realized. — Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
When the mind is left without anything to cling to, it becomes still. — Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
Realization is to get rid of the delusion that you have not realized. — Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
When we turn the mind inwards, God manifests as the inner consciousness. — Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
The inquiry "who am I" turns the mind introvert and makes it calm. — Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
Meditation is sticking to one thought. That single thought keeps away other thoughts; distraction of mind is a sign of its weakness;… — Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
There is no mind to control if you realise the self. The mind having vanished, the self shines forth. In the realised… — Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
When one makes the mind stick to one thought, the mind becomes rock-steady and the energy is conserved. — Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
Good thoughts keep off bad thoughts. They must themselves disappear before the state of realization. — Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
Food affects the mind. For the practice of any kind of yoga, vegetarianism is absolutely necessary since it makes the mind more… — Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
Turn the mind inward and cease thinking of yourself as the body; thereby you will come to know that the self is… — Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
Once the current of awareness of the self is set afoot, it becomes everlasting and continuous by intensification. — Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
A realized one sends out waves of spiritual influence in his aura, which draw many people towards him. Yet he may sit… — Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
Yogas chitta vritti nirodhah - (Yoga is to check the mind from changing) - which is acceptable to all. That is also… — Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Concentration of the mind is in a way common to both Knowledge and Yoga. Yoga aims at union of the individual with… — Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
See who is the doubter, who is the thinker. It is the ego. Hold it; the other thoughts will die away -… — Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
The means that make one qualified for enquiry are meditation, yoga, etc. One should gain proficiency in these through graded practice and… — Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
The "I" thought is said to be the sum total of all thoughts. The source of the "I" thought has to be… — Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
Meditation depends upon the strength of mind. It must be unceasing even when one is engaged in work. Particular time for it… — Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
The mind is only a bundle of thoughts. The thoughts have their root in the I-thought. Whoever investigates the True "I" enjoys… — Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
Realization is our true nature. It is nothing new to be gained. What is new cannot be eternal. Therefore there is no… — Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
Realisation is our nature. It is nothing new to be gained. What is new cannot be eternal. Therefore there is no need… — Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
Meditation helps concentration of the mind. Then the mind is free from thoughts and is in the meditated form. — Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
Silence is most powerful. Speech is always less powerful than silence. — Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
Meditation is sticking to one thought. That single thought keeps away other thoughts; distraction of mind is a sign of its weakness; by constant… — Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
The more you prune a plant, the more it grows. So too the more you seek to annihilate the ego, the more it will… — Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
Think of God; attachments will gradually drop away. If you wait till all desires disappear before starting your devotion and prayer, you will have… — Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
That which rises and sinks is made up of what it rises from. The finality of the universe is the God Arunachala. Meditating on… — Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
Food affects the mind. For the practice of any kind of yoga, vegetarianism is absolutely necessary since it makes the mind more pure and… — Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
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… — Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
Eating, bathing, going to the toilet, talking, thinking, and many other activities related to the body are all work. How is it that the… — Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
Every moment there is creation, every moment destruction. There is no absolute creation, no absolute destruction. Both are movement, and that is eternal. — Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
The entire Universe is condensed in the body, and the entire body in the Heart. Thus the Heart is the nucleus of the whole… — Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
