Mind is but a poor reflection of the radiant Heart. Ramana Maharshi More Quotes by Ramana Maharshi More Quotes From Ramana Maharshi Why should we... constantly worry ourselves... as to what should be done and how, and what should not be done and how not? We know that the train carries all loads, so after getting on it why should we carry our small luggage on our head to our discomfort, instead of putting it down in the train and feeling at ease? Ramana Maharshi done worry feelings That which rises and sinks is made up of what it rises from. The finality of the universe is the God Arunachala. Meditating on Him or on the seer, the Self, there is a mental vibration 'I' to which all are reduced. Tracing the source of 'I', the primal 'I-I' alone remains over, and it is inexpressible. The seat of Realisation is within and the seeker cannot find it as an object outside him. That seat is bliss and is the core of all beings. Hence it is called the Heart. The only useful purpose of the present birth is to turn within and realise it. There is nothing else to do. Ramana Maharshi purpose self heart The experience of silence alone is the real and perfect knowledge. Ramana Maharshi silence real perfect It will come all right in the end. There is the steady impulse of your determination that sets you on your feet again after every downfall and breakdown. Gradually the obstacles are all overcome and your current becomes stronger. Everything comes right in the end. Steady determination is what is required. Ramana Maharshi stronger determination feet How to get rid of the mind? 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 is sought, the mind is nowhere. Abiding in the Self, one need not worry about the mind. Ramana Maharshi real self spiritual All bad qualities centre round the ego. When the ego is gone, Realisation results by itself. There are neither good nor bad qualities in the Self. The Self is free from all qualities. Qualities pertain to the mind only. Ramana Maharshi ego self mind Calmness is the criterion of spiritual progress. Plunge the purified mind into the Heart. Then the work is over. Ramana Maharshi spiritual mind heart To the extent we behave with humility, to that extent good will result. Ramana Maharshi results pride humility Turn your vision inward and then the whole world will be full of the Supreme Spirit. Ramana Maharshi inward vision meditation You are already That which you seek. Ramana Maharshi boost-self-confidence boost-self-esteem Engage yourself in the living present. The future will take care of itself. Ramana Maharshi take-care care The world is so unhappy because it is ignorant of the true Self. Man’s real nature is happiness. Happiness is inborn in the true Self. Man’s search for happiness is an unconscious search for his true Self. The true Self is imperishable; therefore, when a man finds it, he finds a happiness which does not come to an end. Ramana Maharshi real self men The grace of the Guru is like an ocean. If one comes with a cup he will only get a cupful. It is no use complaining of the niggardliness of the ocean. The bigger the vessel the more one will be able to carry. It is entirely up to him. Ramana Maharshi ocean grace complaining Realisation is not acquisition of anything new nor is it a new faculty. It is only removal of all camouflage Ramana Maharshi camouflage faculty acquisition The master is within; meditation is meant to remove the ignorant idea that he is only outside. If he is a stranger whom you await, he is bound to disappear also. What is the use of a transient being like that? But so long as you think you are separate or that you are the body, an external master is also necessary and he will appear to have a body. When the wrong identification of oneself with the body ceases, the master will be found to be none other than the Self. Ramana Maharshi self ideas thinking Silence is never-ending speech. Vocal speech obstructs the other speech of silence. In silence one is in intimate contact with the surroundings. Language is only a medium for communicating one's thoughts to another. Silence is ever speaking. Ramana Maharshi speech language silence How does one get rid of fear? Ramana: What is fear? It is only a thought. If there is anything besides the Self there is reason to fear. Who sees things separate from the Self? First the ego arises and sees objects as external. If the ego does not rise, the Self alone exists and there is nothing external. For anything external to oneself implies the existence of the seer within. Seeking it there will eliminate doubt and fear. Not only fear, all other thoughts centred round the ego will disappear along with it. Ramana Maharshi ego self doubt Willpower should be understood to be the strength of the mind, which makes it capable of meeting success or failure with equanimity. It is not synonymous with certain success. Why should one's attempts always be attended by success? Success breeds arrogance and man's spiritual progress is thus arrested. Failure, on the other hand, is beneficial, inasmuch as it opens his eyes to his limitations and prepares him to surrender himself. Self surrender is synonymous with eternal happiness. Ramana Maharshi eye spiritual men The entire Universe is condensed in the body, and the entire Ramana Maharshi nucleus body heart Your duty is to be, and not to be this or that. I Am That I Am sums up the whole truth; the method is summarized in Be Still. Ramana Maharshi self-realization method meditation-practice
