Raman Maharshi Quotes

Ramana Maharshi (30 December 1879 – 14 April 1950) is widely acknowledged as one of the outstanding Hindu gurus of modern times.He was born Venkataraman Iyer, in Tiruchuli, Tamil Nadu, South India, and given the name Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi in 1907.

In response to questions on self-liberation and the classic texts on Yoga and Vedanta, Ramana recommended self-enquiry as the principal way to awaken to the “I-I”, realise the Self and attain liberation. He also recommended Bhakti, and gave his approval to a variety of paths and practices. Read More On Wikipedia

When there are thoughts, it is distraction: when there are no thoughts, it is meditation.

There is neither creation nor destruction, neither destiny nor free will, neither path nor achievement. This is the final truth.

All activities and events that a body is to go through are determined at the time of conception.

If you hold this feeling of ‘I’ long enough and strongly enough, the false ‘I’ will vanish leaving only the unbroken awareness of the real, immanent ‘I’, consciousness itself.

For those who have obtained unobstructed knowledge of Self, the world is seen merely as a bondage causing imagination.