He that sees the Lord in the temple, the living body, by seeking Him within, can alone see Him, the Infinite, in the temple of the universe, having become the Endless Eye. Ramana Maharshi More Quotes by Ramana Maharshi More Quotes From Ramana Maharshi Realization is to get rid of the delusion that you have not realized. Ramana Maharshi delusion yoga realization There is no mind to control if you realise the self. The mind having vanished, the self shines forth. In the realised man, the mind may be active or inactive, the self remains for him. Ramana Maharshi yoga self men Reality is simply the loss of ego. Destroy the ego by seeking its identity. Because the ego is no entity it will automatically vanish and reality will shine forth by itself. Ramana Maharshi shining loss reality When one remains without thinking one understands another by means of the universal language of Silence. Ramana Maharshi silence mean thinking That alone is Real which exists by itself, which reveals itself by itself and which is eternal and unchanging. Ramana Maharshi unchanging eternal real Happiness is not to be sought in solitude or in busy centers. It is in the Self. Ramana Maharshi gratitude solitude self If you observe awareness steadily, this awareness itself becomes the Guru that will reveal the Truth. Ramana Maharshi awareness guru ifs Jnana is given neither from outside nor from another person. It can be realised by each and everyone in his own Heart. The jnana Guru of everyone is only the Supreme Self that is always revealing its own truth in every Heart through the being-conciousness 'I am, I am.' The granting of true knowledge by him is initiation into jnana. The grace of the Guru is only that Self-awareness that is one's own true nature. It is the inner conciousness by which he is unceasingly revealing his existence. This divine upadesa is always going on naturally in everyone. Ramana Maharshi grace self heart The normal self is the mind. The mind is with limitations. But pure Consciousness is beyond limitations, and is reached by investigation into the "I." Ramana Maharshi normal self mind The fact is that the mind is only a bundle of thoughts. The mind is fattened by new thoughts rising up. Therefore it is foolish to attempt to kill the mind by means of the mind. The only way of doing it is to find its source and hold on to it. The mind will then fade away of its own accord. Ramana Maharshi rising-up mind mean God illumines the mind and shines within it. One cannot know God by means of the mind. One can but turn the mind inwards and merge it in God. Ramana Maharshi shining mind mean Every living being longs always to be happy, untainted by sorrow; and everyone has the greatest love for himself, which is solely due to the fact that happiness is his real nature. Hence, in order to realize that inherent and untainted happiness, which indeed he daily experiences when the mind is subdued in deep sleep, it is essential that he should know himself. For obtaining such knowledge the inquiry 'Who am I?' in quest of the Self is the best means. Ramana Maharshi real sleep mean Turn the mind inward and cease thinking of yourself as the body; thereby you will come to know that the self is ever happy. Neither grief nor misery is experienced in this state. Ramana Maharshi yoga grief thinking-of-you The "I" thought is said to be the sum total of all thoughts. The source of the "I" thought has to be inquired into. Ramana Maharshi source yoga said We dig a well and create a huge pit. The space in the pit or well has not been created by us. We have just removed the earth which was filling the space there. The space was there then and is also there now. Ramana Maharshi pits space realization Nobody doubts that he exists, though he may doubt the existence of God. If he finds out the truth about himself and discovers his own source, this is all that is required. Ramana Maharshi spiritual doubt may Take no notice of the ego and its activities, but see only the light behind. Ramana Maharshi behinds ego light Peace can reign only where there is no disturbance, and disturbance is due to thoughts that arise in the mind. Ramana Maharshi reign mind peace There is nothing new to gain. On the other hand a man must lose his ignorance. That is all. Ramana Maharshi ignorance men hands He who thinks he is the doer is also the sufferer. Ramana Maharshi sufferers doers thinking
