Ramana Maharshi

Philosopher

1879-12-30 – 1950-04-14

Ramana Maharshi was an Indian Hindu sage and spiritual teacher associated with Advaita Vedanta and self-inquiry practice. He lived at Arunachala in Tiruvannamalai, where his teachings attracted seekers from India and abroad.

Quotes by Ramana Maharshi

There is nothing like —within' or —without.' Both mean either the same thing or nothing.
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If the mind falls asleep, awaken it. Then if it starts wandering, make it quiet. If you reach the state where there is neither sleep nor movement of mind, stay still in that, the natural (real) state.
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Whatever draws the mind outward is unspiritual and whatever draws the mind inward is spiritual
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you must achieve liberation during your life time.Even if you fail to do it during your lifetime, you must think of god at least at the time of death, since one becomes what he thinks of at the time of death. But unless all your life you have been thinking of God, unless you have accustomed yourself to dhyana of 'Godalways during life, it would not at all be possible for you think of God at the time of death.
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Eventually, all that one has learnt will have to be forgotten.
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Aim high, aim at the highest, and all lower aims are thereby achieved. It is looking below on the stormy sea of differences that makes you sink. Look up, beyond these and see the One Glorious Real, and you are saved.
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Have faith in God and in yourself; that will cure all. Hope for the best, expect the best, toil for the best and everything will come right for you in the end.
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Happiness is your nature. It is not wrong to desire it. What is wrong is seeking it outside when it is inside.
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Your own Self-Realization is the greatest service you can render the world.
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If the mind falls asleep, awaken it. Then if it starts wandering, make it quiet. If you reach the state where there is neither sleep nor movement of mind, stay still in that, the natural (real) state.
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Happiness is your nature. It is not wrong to desire it. What is wrong is seeking it outside when it is inside.
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Whatever draws the mind outward is unspiritual and whatever draws the mind inward is spiritual
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Eventually, all that one has learnt will have to be forgotten.
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There is nothing like —within' or —without.' Both mean either the same thing or nothing.
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Aim high, aim at the highest, and all lower aims are thereby achieved. It is looking below on the stormy sea of differences that makes you sink. Look up, beyond these and see the One Glorious Real, and you are saved.
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you must achieve liberation during your life time.Even if you fail to do it during your lifetime, you must think of god at least at the time of death, since one becomes what he thinks of at the time of death. But unless all your life you have been thinking of God, unless you have accustomed yourself to dhyana of 'Godalways during life, it would not at all be possible for you think of God at the time of death.
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Have faith in God and in yourself; that will cure all. Hope for the best, expect the best, toil for the best and everything will come right for you in the end.
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Your own Self-Realization is the greatest service you can render the world.
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It is every intelligent man's experience that evildoing recoils on the doer sooner or later.
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Silence is ever speaking; it is the perennial flow of language.
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