Sri Ramana Quotes
Sri Ramana Maharshi’s words are simple yet profoundly transformative.
Each quote points directly to the truth, guiding seekers beyond concepts and into direct experience.
May these quotes serve as reminders to turn inward and realize the Self.
Self-enquiry is about staying with the inner awareness of ‘I’ or ‘I am’ without following other thoughts.
When we stop identifying with the body and mind, we naturally rest in our true Self.
Self-enquiry reaches its peak when awareness shifts from objects to the pure experience of the subject.
Although the Self resides in the heart-centre, directing attention there does not lead to Self-enquiry.
The God we perceive is only a mental concept, for the true God is none other than the Self.
Real devotion is simply resting in one’s natural state, where all ideas of a relationship with God have disappeared.
True surrender is not about worshipping God as an object, but about merging the ‘I’ into its source—the Self.
Self enquiry is about keeping the mind fixed in the Self, whereas meditation involves contemplating that one’s Self is Brahman.
Karma applies only to those who believe themselves to be distinct from the Self.
The real Guru is the one who has attained Self-knowledge and has the power to lead others to the same realization.
God, Guru, and the Self are one. The Guru appears in human form to guide seekers toward this realization.
The pursuit of supernatural powers (Siddhis) makes the attainment of Jnana more difficult.
When the illusion of the individual soul is dissolved through Self-realization, the idea of reincarnation disappears.
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Mind is consciousness which has put on limitations. You are originally unlimited and perfect. Later you take on limitations and become the mind.
~ Sri Ramana Maharshi ~
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