Category: Ramana Maharshi Quotes

Ramana Maharshi Quote 91 Talks with Ramana Maharshi, Talk 100 The modes of mind take shape as external objects and the light reflected on the modes illumines the objects. Now neglecting the modes of mind, look for the light illumining them. The mind becomes still and the light remains self-shining. This is Self-Realization. Therefore , […]

Ramana Maharshi Quote 90 Talks with Ramana Maharshi, Talk 97 The mind, the body and the world are not separate from the Self. They rise from and sink into the Self. They do not remain apart from the Self. Can they be different from the Self? Only be aware of the Self. Why worry about […]

Ramana Maharshi Quote 89 Talks with Ramana Maharshi, Talk 97

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Ramana Maharshi Quote 86 Talks with Ramana Maharshi Talk 92 Unbroken ‘I-I’ is the ocean infinite; the ego is ‘I’ thought. Ignorant of this simple truth, innumerable methods…such as yoga, bhakti, karma…are taught…in detail only to entice the seekers and confuse their minds. So also are the religions and sects and dogmas. What are they […]

Ramana Maharshi Quote 85 Talks with Ramana Maharshi Talk 92 Unbroken ‘I-I’ is the ocean infinite. The ego, ‘I’ thought, remains only a bubble on it and is called jiva, i.e., individual soul. The bubble too is water. When it bursts it only mixes in the ocean. When it remains a bubble it is still […]

Ramana Maharshi Quote 84 Talks with Ramana Maharshi Talk 91 D.: What is the meaning of strength of mind? M.: Its ability to concentrate on one thought without being distracted. D.: How is that achieved? M.: By practice. A devotee concentrates on God; a seeker, follower of the jnana-marga (path of knowledge), seeks the Self. […]

Ramana Maharshi Quote 83 Talks with Ramana Maharshi Talk 91 The wavering of the mind is a weakness arising from the dissipation of its energy in the shape of thoughts. When one makes the mind stick to one thought the energy is conserved, and the mind becomes stronger.

Ramana Maharshi Quote 82 Talks with Ramana Maharshi Talk 91 D.: When I sit down to think of God, thoughts wander away to other objects. I want to control those thoughts. M.: In the Bhagavad Gita it is said that it is the nature of the mind to wander. One must bring one’s thoughts to […]

Ramana Maharshi Quote 81 Talks with Ramana Maharshi Talk 81 D.: How to turn the mind away from the world? M.: Is there the world? I mean apart from the Self? Does the world say that it exists? It is you who says that there is a world. Find out the Self who says it. […]

Ramana Maharshi Quote 80 Talks with Ramana Maharshi Talk 81 ‘Who am I?’ is the best Japa. What could be more concrete than the Self? It is within each one’s experience every moment. Why should he try to catch anything outside, leaving out the Self? Let each one try to find out the known Self […]