Self is not to be reached. Is there any moment when Self is not? It is not new. Be as you are. What is new cannot be permanent. What is real must always exist.
- Ramana Maharshi
To whom does all this [famine and pestilence] appear? You were not aware of the world and its sufferings in your sleep but you are conscious of them now in your waking state. Continue in that state in which you were not afflicted by them.
Sri Ramana Maharshi
Creation is neither good nor bad; it is as it is. It is the human mind which puts all sorts of constructions on it, seeing things from its own angle and interpreting them to suit its own interests.
Sri Ramana Maharshi
Divine grace is essential for realization. It leads on to God-realization. But such grace is vouchsafed only to him who is a true devotee or a yogin, who has striven hard and ceaselessly on the path towards freedom.
SRI RAMANA MAHARISHI
Pray to the Lord with all your heart and soul, "Lord, give me wisdom and make me Thine own." Give up all ideas of "I" and "mine.". You have suffered enough on that account. Replace "I" and "mine" with "Thou" and "Thine."
SWAMI BRAHMANANDA
The mind is, by nature, restless. Begin liberating it from its restlessness; give it peace; make it free from distractions; train it to look inward; make this a habit.
SRI RAMANA MAHARISHI
God is approachable. Talking of Him & listening to His words in the scriptures, thinking of Him, feeling His presence in meditation, you will see that gradually the Unreal becomes real, & this world which you think is real will be seen as unreal. There is no joy like that.
It is a great lesson when a seeker understands that he has a weakness in his mind and tries to rectify it. At that time, the Divine Mother becomes propitious and opens the door for him.
HOLY MOTHER SRI SARADA DEVI
What is the good in doing Japa for a whole day if there is no concentration of mind? Collectedness of one's mind is essential, then only His grace descends.
HOLY MOTHER SRI SARADA DEVI