Ramana Maharshi Quotes

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The Self is the one Reality that always exists, and it is by the light of the Self that all other things are seen.

Ramana Maharshi
If the ego rises, all else will also rise; if it subsides, all else will also subside.

Ramana Maharshi
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
The Seeker himself becomes the knower. The thing to be known is already there. There is nothing to be known afresh. More-over there are no two things. There is only the seer, the knower.

Ramana Maharshi
All that one gives to others one gives to one's self. If this truth is understood, who will not give to others?

Ramana Maharshi
Call it by any name, God, Self, the Heart, or the Seat of Consciousness, it is all the same.

Ramana Maharshi
We are so engrossed with the objects,
or appearances revealed by the light,
that we pay no attention to the light.

Ramana Maharshi
The state we call realization is simply being oneself, not knowing anything or becoming anything.

Ramana Maharshi
The thing to do is to concentrate on the seer and not on the seen, not on the objects, but on the Light which reveals them.

Ramana Maharshi
The self cannot be found in books. You have to find it for yourself, within yourself.

Ramana Maharshi
All that exists is but the manifestation of the Supreme Being,

Ramana Maharshi
Peace can reign only where there is no disturbance, and disturbance is due to thoughts that arise in the mind.

Ramana Maharshi