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 attachmentdesiredevotion Change image and share on social
Actions yield result by the ordinance of God as He wills. Ramana Maharshi actiongodordinance Change image and share on social
When there are thoughts, it is distraction: when there are no thoughts, it is meditation. Ramana Maharshi distractionmeditationthought Change image and share on social
Silence is ever speaking; it is the perennial flow of language. Ramana Maharshi flowlanguageperennial Change image and share on social
No one succeeds without effort... Those who succeed owe their success to perseverance. Ramana Maharshi effortoweperseverance Change image and share on social
The degree of freedom from unwanted thoughts and the degree of concentration on a single thought are the measures to gauge spiritual progress. Ramana Maharshi concentrationdegreefreedom Change image and share on social
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. Ramana Maharshi aimcommonconcentration share on social
I am not the perishable body, but the eternal Self. Ramana Maharshi bodyeternalperishable Change image and share on social
Experiences such as, 'I went; I came; I was; I did,' come naturally to everyone. From these experiences, does it not appear that the consciousness 'I' is the subject of those various acts? Enquiry into the true nature of that consciousness, and remaining as oneself, is the way to understand, through enquiry, one's true nature. Ramana Maharshi actconsciousnessenquiry share on social