Like the practice of breath control, meditation on the forms of God, repetition of mantras, food restrictions, etc., are but aids for rendering the mind quiescent.
Ramana MaharshiRead
Realisation is not acquisition of anything new nor is it a new faculty. It is only removal of all camouflage
Interpretation
What this quote means
Realisation is about uncovering truth rather than gaining new knowledge.
This quote emphasizes that realisation is not about acquiring new skills or information, but rather about stripping away falsehoods and misconceptions. It suggests that the truth is already within us and what we need to do is remove the distractions and illusions that obscure our understanding.
Themes
RealisationTruthWisdomUnderstandingRemoval
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech about self-discovery.
More from Ramana Maharshi
All quotes βThink of God; attachments will gradually drop away. If you wait till all desires disappear before starting your devotion and prayer, you will have to wait for a very long time indeed.
Ramana MaharshiRead
The mind of one meditating on a single object becomes one-pointed. And one-pointedness of mind leads to abidance in the self. Real attainment is to be fully conscious, to be aware of surroundings and the people around, to move among them all, but not to merge consciousness in the environment. One should remain in inner independent awareness.
Ramana MaharshiRead
You need not aspire for or get any new state. Get rid of your present thoughts, that is all.
Ramana MaharshiRead
Bliss is a thing which is always there and is not something which comes and goes. That which comes and goes is a creation of the mind.
Ramana MaharshiRead
The thing to do is to concentrate on the seer and not on the seen, not on the objects, but on the Light which reveals them.
Ramana MaharshiRead
Similar quotes
When intelligent and sensible people despise knowledge in their old age, it is only because they have asked too much of it and of themselves.
Johann Wolfgang Von GoetheRead
The advice that is wanted is commonly not welcome and that which is not wanted, evidently an effrontery.
Samuel JohnsonRead
Perfect paranoia is perfect awareness.
Stephen KingRead
If you're unhappy with what you've had over the last 50 years, you have an unfortunate misappraisal of life. It's as good as it gets, and it's very likely to get worse.
Charlie MungerRead
I don't care what consequence it brings, I have been a fool for lesser things.
Billy JoelRead
You'd think is something one would grow out of. But you grow into it. The more you do, the more you realize how painfully easy it is to be lousy and how very difficult to be good.
Glenda JacksonRead