The 'I' casts off the illusion of the 'I' and yet remains 'I'. Such is the paradox of Self-realization. The Realized do not see any paradox in it. Co….

The more you prune a plant, the more it grows. So too the more you seek to annihilate the ego, the more it will increase. You should seek the root of….

Pleasure and pain are only aspects of the mind. Our essential nature is happiness.

In the Heart's cavity, the sole Brahman as an ever-persisting 'I' shines direct in the form of the Self. Into the Heart enter thyself, with mind in s….

The explorers seek happiness in finding curiosities, discovering new lands and undergoing risks in adventures. They are thrilling. But where is pleas….

How does one get rid of fear? Ramana: What is fear? It is only a thought. If there is anything besides the Self there is reason to fear. Who sees thi….

...the Lord of the Universe carries the entire burden of this world. You imagine you do. You can hand all your burdens over to His care. Whatever you….

That which rises and sinks is made up of what it rises from. The finality of the universe is the God Arunachala. Meditating on Him or on the seer, th….

The body dies, but the spirit that transcends it cannot be touched by death..

He that sees the Lord in the temple, the living body, by seeking Him within, can alone see Him, the Infinite, in the temple of the universe, having b….

Guru, God and Self are One.

3. It is said that the I-activity is the root of all activities. From where the I-thought emerges, that in short is the heart..

When the mind, one-pointed and fully focused, knows the supreme silence in the Heart, this is true learning..

We see only the script and not the paper on which the script is written. The paper is there, whether the script is on it or not. To those who look up….

Food affects the mind. For the practice of any kind of yoga, vegetarianism is absolutely necessary since it makes the mind more pure and harmonious..

God dwells in you, as you, and you don't have to 'do' anything to be God-realized or Self-realized, it is already your true and natural state. Ju….

Silence is never-ending speech. Vocal speech obstructs the other speech of silence. In silence one is in intimate contact with the surroundings. Lang….

Knowing the Self, God is known..

The Self is the heart, self-luminous. Illumination arises from the heart and reaches the brain, which is the seat of the mind. The world is seen with….

When you truly feel this equal love for all, when your heart has expanded so much that it embraces the whole of creation, you will certainly not feel….

The man who has the sense of the body being himself cannot possibly worship God as formless; whatever worship he makes will be worship in form alone,….