The question 'Who am I?' is not really meant to get an answer, the question 'Who am I?' is meant to dissolve the questioner. Ramana Maharshi More Quotes by Ramana Maharshi More Quotes From Ramana Maharshi It is said that the heart is in the microcosm just as the orb of the sun in the macrocosm. The mind in Sahasrara is like the disc of the moon. Ramana Maharshi moon mind heart Even in intake, the one steadfast thought is said to be the natural state. Nirvikalpa Samadhi will result when the sensory objects are not present. Ramana Maharshi samadhi states natural There must be a subject to know the good and evil. Thatsubject is the ego. Ramana Maharshi subjects ego evil 3. It is said that the I-activity is the root of all activities. From where the I-thought emerges, that in short is the heart. Ramana Maharshi roots said heart Inquiring into the nature of one’s self that is in bondage, and realizing one’s true nature is release Ramana Maharshi Without understanding yourself, what is the use of trying to understand the world? Ramana Maharshi yourself understand trying world Who am I? Not the body, because it is decaying; not the mind, because the brain will decay with the body; not the personality, nor the emotions, for these also will vanish with death. Ramana Maharshi personality mind brain death The Real is ever-present, like the screen on which the cinematographic pictures move. While the picture appears on it, the screen remains invisible. Stop the picture, and the screen will become clear. All thoughts and events are merely pictures moving on the screen of Pure Consciousness, which alone is real. Ramana Maharshi picture thoughts alone moving-on The greatest error of a man is to think that he is weak by nature, evil by nature. Every man is divine and strong in his real nature. What are weak and evil are his habits, his desires and thoughts, but not himself. Ramana Maharshi thoughts man nature evil Our own self-realization is the greatest service we can render the world. Ramana Maharshi greatest own service world Let come what comes, let go what goes. See what remains. Ramana Maharshi let-go come go see remains Experiences such as, 'I went; I came; I was; I did,' come naturally to everyone. From these experiences, does it not appear that the consciousness 'I' is the subject of those various acts? Enquiry into the true nature of that consciousness, and remaining as oneself, is the way to understand, through enquiry, one's true nature. Ramana Maharshi true understand nature way Like the practice of breath control, meditation on the forms of God, repetition of mantras, food restrictions, etc., are but aids for rendering the mind quiescent. Ramana Maharshi practice god mind food Time and space always change, but there is something which is eternal and changeless. For example, the world and time, past or future, nothing exists for us in sleep. But we exist. Let us try to find out that which is changeless and which always exists. Ramana Maharshi future change sleep time It is the Higher Power which does everything, and the man is only a tool. If he accepts that position, he is free from troubles; otherwise, he courts them. Ramana Maharshi free everything man power I have never said that there is no need for a guru. All depends on what you call guru. He need not be in a human form. Ramana Maharshi need never you said There is no doubt whatsoever that the universe is the merest illusion. Ramana Maharshi no-doubt illusion universe doubt The means that make one qualified for enquiry are meditation, yoga, etc. One should gain proficiency in these through graded practice and thus secure a stream of mental modes that is natural and helpful. Ramana Maharshi gain through meditation practice 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 moment creation destruction movement Doubts never end. If one doubt is removed, another takes its place. It is like removing the leaves of a tree one by one. Even if all the leaves are clipped off, new ones grow. The tree itself must be uprooted. Ramana Maharshi grow end place tree
