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Ramana Maharshi

Indian Philosopher

Born: Dec 30, 1879

Died: Apr 14, 1950

Knowledge Mind Nature Thoughts World You

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No one succeeds without effort... Those who succeed owe their success to perseverance. Ramana Maharshi

Success Perseverance Those No-One Without Effort Owe Succeed Succeeds Who

The greatest error of a man is to think that he is weak by nature, evil by nature. Every man is divine and strong in his real nature. What are weak and evil are his habits, his desires and thoughts, but not himself. Ramana Maharshi

Nature Thoughts Man Strong Evil Every Think Weak Habits Divine He Himself Greatest Real His Error Every Man Desires

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

Death Emotions Personality Mind Will Vanish Also Because Am Nor Brain Decay Decaying Body Who Who Am I

The Real is ever-present, like the screen on which the cinematographic pictures move. While the picture appears on it, the screen remains invisible. Stop the picture, and the screen will become clear. All thoughts and events are merely pictures moving on the screen of Pure Consciousness, which alone is real. Ramana Maharshi

Moving On Alone Thoughts Events Will Pure Picture Become Remains Clear Merely Invisible Pictures Like Real Move Stop Screen Which While Moving Appears Consciousness

Silence is also conversation. Ramana Maharshi

Silence Conversation Also

Think of God; attachments will gradually drop away. If you wait till all desires disappear before starting your devotion and prayer, you will have to wait for a very long time indeed. Ramana Maharshi

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

Thoughts Meditation Distraction

Without understanding yourself, what is the use of trying to understand the world? Ramana Maharshi

Yourself World Understanding Without Understand Trying Use

Our own self-realization is the greatest service we can render the world. Ramana Maharshi

Service World Own Our Render Greatest Self-Realization

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

Man Free Power Otherwise Tool Everything Only Higher Troubles Higher Power He Accepts Does Courts Which Them Position

If you are vigilant and make a stern effort to reject every thought when it rises, you will soon find that you are going deeper and deeper into your own inner self, where there is no need for your effort to reject the thoughts. Ramana Maharshi

All bad qualities centre round the ego. When the ego is gone, Realisation results by itself. There are neither good nor bad qualities in the Self. The Self is free from all qualities. Qualities pertain to the mind only. Ramana Maharshi

Good Ego Mind Free Gone Bad Neither Only Results Self Qualities Nor Itself Realisation Centre Round

Doubts never end. If one doubt is removed, another takes its place. It is like removing the leaves of a tree one by one. Even if all the leaves are clipped off, new ones grow. The tree itself must be uprooted. Ramana Maharshi

Doubt Tree Must Never Takes New Like Removing Another Leaves New Ones Off End Itself Uprooted Place Doubts Even Grow

God has no resolve; no karma attaches itself to Him. Ramana Maharshi

God Karma Resolve Him Itself

There is no doubt whatsoever that the universe is the merest illusion. Ramana Maharshi

Illusion Doubt Universe No Doubt Whatsoever

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

Time Events Determined Through Conception Go Body Activities

Suffering turns men towards their creator. Ramana Maharshi

Suffering Men Towards Turns Creator

One must realise his Self in order to open the store of unalloyed happiness. Ramana Maharshi

Happiness Must Self Open His Order Store Realise

I am not the perishable body, but the eternal Self. Ramana Maharshi

Self Perishable Am Eternal Body

The best way to meditate is through meditation itself. Ramana Maharshi

Best Meditation Way Best Way Through Itself Meditate

The means that make one qualified for enquiry are meditation, yoga, etc. One should gain proficiency in these through graded practice and thus secure a stream of mental modes that is natural and helpful. Ramana Maharshi

Natural Stream Practice Meditation Secure Mental Through Thus Qualified Make Yoga Gain Etc Modes Should Means Helpful Proficiency

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