Ramana Maharshi and the Path of Self-Knowledge

Dharma : Harmony, harmonious life or action. Also a man’s role in life, since what is harmonious conduct for one (say, a soldier) may not be so for another (say, a priest).

Lectures may entertain individuals for hours without improving them; silence, on the other hand, is permanent and benefits the whole of mankind.”

“Do you know what Moksha is? Getting rid of non-existent misery and attaining the Bliss which is always there, that is Moksha.”

“It is certainly desirable to be engaged in good activities; let them continue.”

When in fact the body is in the Self, to think that the Self is within the insentient body is like thinking that the cinema screen on which a figure is projected is inside the figure.

There may be severe trials and periods of faith-testing insecurity, but a devotee who puts his trust in Sri Bhagavan is always looked after.

If afflictions came, the method was not to seek to get them removed but to ask, ‘to whom is this affliction? Who am I?’

The influence of Sri Bhagavan was to turn one from the pleasure and pain, the hope and anxiety, that are caused by circumstances to the inner happiness that is one’s true nature

Hearing that Major Chadwick intended to go mouni next day, he spoke at length against the practice, pointing out that speech is a safety valve and that it is better to control it than to renounce it, and making fun of people who give up speaking with their tongue and speak with a pencil instead.