The 285+ Ramana Maharshi Quotes

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.

The Activity Affected By Causes Like Fainting, Sleep, Excessive Joy, Grief, Possession By Spirits, Fear Etc Goes To The Heart, Its Own Place.

One Must Realise His Self In Order To Open The Store Of Unalloyed Happiness.

Such Happiness Is Relative And Is Better Called Pleasure Or Satisfaction.

He Who Has Realized The Self In The Heart Has Transcended The Dualities And Is Never Perplexed.

Yogas Chitta Vritti Nirodhah - (yoga Is To Check The Mind From Changing) - Which Is Acceptable To All. That Is Also The Goal Of All. The Method Is Chosen According To One's Own Fitness. The Goal For All Is The Same. Yet Different Names Are Given To The Goal Only To Suit The Process Preliminary To Reaching The Goal. Bhakti, Yoga, Jnana Are All The Same.

The Pure Mind Is Itself Brahman; It Therefore Follows That Brahman Is Not Other Than The Mind Of The Sage.

The Self Itself Is The World; The Self Itself Is 'i'; The Self Itself Is God; All Is Siva, The Self.

The Macrocosm Is In Its Entirety In The Body. The Body Is In Its Entirety In The Heart. Therefore Heart Is The Summarised Form Of All The Macrocosm.

Consciousness Is Indeed Always With Us. Everyone Knows 'i Am!' No One Can Deny His Own Being.

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.

Self-inquiry Is The Process And The Goal Also. 'i Am' Is The Goal And The Final Reality. To Hold To It With Effort Is Self-inquiry. When Spontaneous And Natural It Is Realization.