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 1 Share Now -
As instruments for knowing the objects, the sense organs are outside, and so they are called outer senses; and the mind is called the inner sense because it is inside. But the distinction between inner and outer is only with reference to the body; in truth, there is neither inner nor outer. The mind's nature is to remain pure like ether. - Ramana Maharshi 2 Share Now -
The body dies, but the spirit that transcends it cannot be touched by death. - Ramana Maharshi 3 Share Now -
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 4 Share Now -
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 5 Share Now -
There is no doubt that breath control is the means for mind control because the mind, like breath, is a part of air; because the nature of mobility is common to both; because the place of origin is the same for both; and because when one of them is controlled, the other gets controlled. - Ramana Maharshi 6 Share Now -
The degree of freedom from unwanted thoughts and the degree of concentration on a single thought are the measures to gauge spiritual progress. - Ramana Maharshi 7 Share Now -
One must realise his Self in order to open the store of unalloyed happiness. - Ramana Maharshi 8 Share Now -
For those who have obtained unobstructed knowledge of Self, the world is seen merely as a bondage causing imagination. - Ramana Maharshi 9 Share Now -
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 10 Share Now -