Birth: December 30, 1879 Death: April 14, 1950
Grace is within you. If it were external, it would be useless..
He whose pure mind turns inward and searches whence does this 'I' arise, knows the Self and merges in You, the Lord, as a river into the sea..
For those who have obtained unobstructed knowledge of Self, the world is seen merely as a bondage causing imagination..
The self is known to every one but not clearly. You always exist..
Take refuge in silence. You can be here or there or anywhere. Fixed in silence, established in the inner 'I', you can be as you are. The world will n….
You are the witness of the three bodies: the gross, the subtle, and the causal, and of the three times: past, present and future, and also this void.….
Time is only an idea. There is only the Reality. Whatever you think it is, it looks like that..
The world is so unhappy because it is ignorant of the true Self. Man’s real nature is happiness. Happiness is inborn in the true Self. Man’s search f….
If a man considers that he is born, he cannot avoid the fear of death. Let him find out if he has been born or if the Self has any birth. He will dis….
Self-reform automatically brings about social reform..
Self-inquiry is the process and the goal also. 'I am' is the goal and the final reality. To hold to it with effort is self-inquiry. When spontaneous ….
You and I are the same. What I have done is surely possible for all. You are the Self now and can never be anything else. Throw your worries to the w….
The Self is the one Reality that always exists, and it is by the light of the Self that all other things are seen..
How to get rid of the mind? Is it the mind that wants to kill itself? The mind cannot kill itself. So your business is to find the real nature of the….
What exists in truth is the Self alone. The world, the individual soul and God are appearances in it. Like silver in mother-of-pearl, these three app….
By the inquiry 'Who am I?'. The thought 'who am I?' will destroy all other thoughts, and like the stick used for stirring the burning pyre, it wi….
Jnana is given neither from outside nor from another person. It can be realised by each and everyone in his own Heart. The jnana Guru of everyone is ….
Realisation is our nature. It is nothing new to be gained. What is new cannot be eternal. Therefore there is no need for doubting if one would lose o….
If there is anything besides the Self there is reason to fear? Who sees the second? First, the ego arises and sees objects as external. If the ego do….
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..
Silence is truth. Silence is bliss. Silence is peace. And hence Silence is the Self..