Quote 55 Talks with Ramana Maharshi Talk 619 Man desires happiness because happiness is natural to him. Being natural, it is not acquired. Man’s attempts can only be to get rid of misery. If that be done, the ever-present bliss is felt.
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The more we contemplate on the wise teachings and guidance of Great Enlightened Sages, the more peace of mind we will get. “Satsang” really means to “keep in touch with Reality, the Real Blissful Self”. It takes time for good things to register in our minds and get rid of bad thinking habits. When we ponder upon these truths often, things get clearer and clearer gradually, and the mind becomes happy. The Quotes here are gems that contain profound truths in a few words.
Quote 54
Quote 54 Talks with Ramana Maharshi Talk 619 The desire for happiness (sukha prema) is a proof of the ever-existing happiness of the Self. Otherwise how can desire for it arise in you? If headache was natural to human beings, no one would try to get rid of it. But everyone who has a headache […]
Quote 53
Quote 53 Sri Ramana Maharshi Who Am I ? – Question 16 The Self is that where there is absolutely no “I” thought. That is called “Silence”. The Self itself is the world; the Self itself is “I”; the Self itself is God; all is Siva, the Self.
Quote 52
Quote 52 Sri Ramana Maharshi Who Am I? – Question 18 Whatever burdens are thrown on God, He bears them. Since the supreme power of God makes all things move, why should we, without submitting ourselves to it, constantly worry ourselves with thoughts as to what should be done and how, and what should not […]
Quote 51
Quote 51 Talks with Ramana Maharshi Talk 146 D.: How to get rid of the mind? M.: Is it the mind that wants to kill itself? The mind cannot kill itself. So your business is to find the real nature of the mind. Then you will know that there is no mind. When the Self […]
Quote 50
Quote 50 Talks with Ramana Maharshi Talk 146 M.: Once we admit our existence, how is it that we do not know our Self? D.: Because of the thoughts – the mind. M.: Quite so. It is the mind that stands between and veils our happiness. How do we know that we exist? If you […]
Quote 49
Quote 49 Talks with Ramana Maharshi Talk 146 Realization is already there. The state free from thoughts is the only real state. There is no such action as Realization. Is there anyone who is not realizing the Self? Does anyone deny his own existence?
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Quote 47
Quote 47 Talks with Ramana Maharshi Talk 146 If we look on the Self as the ego then we become the ego, if as the mind we become the mind, if as the body we become the body. It is the thought which builds up sheaths in so many ways.
Quote 46
Quote 46 Talks with Ramana Maharshi Talk 146 The state of equanimity is the state of bliss. The declaration in the Vedas ‘I am This or That’, is only an aid to gain equanimity of mind.
Quote 45
Quote 45 Talks with Ramana Maharshi Talk 197 After the rising up of this ‘I-thought’, all other thoughts arise. The ‘I-thought’ is therefore the root-thought. If the root is pulled out all others are at the same time uprooted. Therefore seek the root ‘I’, question yourself “Who am I?”; find out its source. Then all […]
Quote 44
Quote 44 Talks with Ramana Maharshi Talk 197 Does the world tell you ‘I am the world’? Does the body say ‘I am body’? You say, “This is the world”, “this is body” and so on. So these are only your conceptions. Find out who you are and there will be an end of all […]
