446 Quotes by Ramana Maharshi

Reality is simply the loss of ego. Destroy the ego by seeking its identity. Because the ego is no entity it will automatically vanish and reality will shine forth by itself.

Misery does not exist in reality but only in mere imagination.

Your duty is to Be, and not to be this or that.

The life of action need not be renounced. If you meditate for an hour or two every day you can then carry on with your duties. If you meditate in the right manner then the current of mind induced will continue to flow even in the midst of your work.

True Silence is really endless speech.

Grace is within you. If it were external, it would be useless.

Beyond the belief that something can be lost, there is nothing to lose.

Turn your vision inward and the whole world will be full of supreme spirit.

Till you reach the state of jnana and thus wake out of maya you must do social service by relieving suffering whenever you see it. But even then you must do it without ahankara, i.e., without the sense of 'I am the doer', but with the feeling 'I am the Lord's tool'.