Quotes by Ramana Maharshi

If the mind is happy,
not only the body
but the whole world will be happy. 
So one must find out
how to become happy oneself. 
Wanting to transform the world
without discovering one's true self
is like trying to cover the whole world with leather
to avoid the pain of walking on stones and thorns. 
It is much simpler to wear shoes. 

"Correcting oneself is correcting the whole world. The Sun is simply bright. It does not correct anyone. Because it shines, the whole world is full of light. Transforming yourself is a means of giving light to the whole world."

The Seeker himself becomes the knower. The thing to be known is already there. There is nothing to be known afresh. More-over there are no two things. There is only the seer, the knower.

There is nothing wrong with God's creation. Mystery and Suffering only exist in the mind...

Instead of indulging in mere speculation, devote yourself here and now to the search for the Truth that is ever within you

That which is not present in deep dreamless state is not real.

Wanting to reform the world without discovering one's true self is like trying to cover the world with leather to avoid the pain of walking on stones and thorns. It is much simpler to wear shoes.

“If you seek the grace of God with your whole heart,
Then you may be assured that the grace of god
is also seeking you.”

Sri Ramana Maharshi

If a man considers that he is born, he cannot avoid the fear of death. Let him find out if he has been born or if the Self has any birth. He will discover that the Self always exists, that the body that is born resolves itself into thought and that the emergence of thought is the root of all mischief. Find from where thoughts emerge. Then you will be able to abide in the ever-present inmost Self and be free from the idea of birth or the fear of death.

The world is illusory, Only Brahman is real, Brahman is the world