Ramana Maharshi

Ramana Maharshi

Sage of self-enquiry teachings.

A highly respected Indian sage known for his teachings on self-enquiry and the nature of the self. His method of self-inquiry, particularly the question "Who am I?", encourages individuals to look beyond the ego and discover their true essence. His teachings emphasize the importance of inner silence and the realization of the self as the ultimate reality, guiding seekers towards profound self-awareness and spiritual liberation.

Ramana Maharshi Quotes about Peace

  • Peace can reign only where there is no disturbance, and disturbance is due to thoughts that arise in the mind.
  • You and I are the same. What I have done is surely possible for all. You are the Self now and can never be anything else. Throw your worries to the wind, turn within and find Peace.
  • Peace is the inner nature of humankind. If you find it within yourself, you will then find it everywhere.
  • We are always peace. To get rid of the idea that we are not peace is all that is required.
  • Silence is truth. Silence is bliss. Silence is peace. And hence Silence is the Self.
  • If one's mind has peace, the whole world will appear peaceful.
  • Know that the eradication of the identification with the body is charity, spiritual austerity and ritual sacrifice; it is virtue, divine union and devotion; it is heaven, wealth, peace and truth; it is grace; it is the state of divine silence; it is the deathless death; it is jnana, renunciation, final liberation and bliss.
  • Whatever is done lovingly, with righteous purity and with peace of mind, is a good action. Everything which is done with the stain of desire and with agitation filling the mind is classified as a bad action.
  • Peace is your natural state. It is the mind that obstructs the natural state.
  • Peace is for the purification of one's mind. Power is for the growth of the community. Having established the community with power, one should then establish supreme peace.
  • By happy fraternity amongst themselves, the embodied beings get the supreme peace. Then all this earth shines like one house. When the men, the embodied beings treat each other with equal respect and have good brotherly feelings amongst themselves, great peace and harmony abound. Then all this earth shines like one house. The whole world shines like the one dwelling house of the entire human family.