446 Quotes by Ramana Maharshi

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

Guru, God and Self are One.

You are awareness. Awareness is another name for you. Since you are awareness there is no need to attain or cultivate it.

If it is asked whether the wise man derives any benefit from the discharge of domestic duties, it may be answered that, as he has already attained the state of complete satisfaction which is the sum total of all benefits and the highest good of all, he does not stand to gain anything more by discharging family duties.

I do not consider anyone to be my disciple. I have never sought upadesh from anyone nor do I give ceremonial upadesh. If the people call themselves my disciples I do not approve or disapprove.

A day will dawn when you will laugh at your past efforts. What you realize on the day you laugh is also here and now.

The revelation or intuition arises in its own time and one must wait for it.

You are all searching for the silence of the mountain. But you’re looking for something outside. This silence is accessible to you right now, inside the center of your own being.

Real peace is happiness. Pleasures do not form happiness.