Quotes from Ramana Maharshi

Instead of indulging in mere speculation, devote yourself here and now to the search for the Truth that is ever within you.

Your duty is to be, and not to be this or that. I Am That I Am sums up the whole truth; the method is summarized in Be Still.

Nobody doubts that he exists, though he may doubt the existence of God. If he finds out the truth about himself and discovers his own source, this is all that is required.

Because truth is exceedingly subtle and serene, the bliss of the Self can manifest only in a mind rendered subtle and steady by assiduous meditation.

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

In truth, you are spirit. The body has been projected by the mind, which itself originates from Spirit.

Truth burns up all karma and frees you from all births.

Actions yield result by the ordinance of God as He wills.

Concentration of the mind is in a way common to both Knowledge and Yoga. Yoga aims at union of the individual with the universal, the Reality. This Reality cannot be new. It must exist even now, and it does exist.

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.

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

Consciousness is indeed always with us. Everyone knows 'I am!' No one can deny his own being.

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

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.

Self-reform automatically brings about social reform.

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.

Suffering turns men towards their creator.

It is every intelligent man's experience that evildoing recoils on the doer sooner or later.

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

Your own Self-Realization is the greatest service you can render the world.

The end of all wisdom is love, love, love.

The solution to your problem is to see who has it.

The ultimate truth is so simple. It is nothing more than being in the pristine state. This is all that needs to be said. Only mature minds can grasp the simple truth in all its nakedness.

All that is required to realise the Self is to "Be Still.