Ramana Maharshi Quotes

Meditation is the straight flight of the mind to the Kingdom of Heaven present in the heart of everyone.

In meditation...the power of God begins to reflect in the clear waters of your consciousness.

Dive deep into the chambers of your heart. Find out the real, infinite 'I'. Rest there peacefully for ever and become identical with the Supreme Self.

Be still and turn within to the great source.

By the practice of meditation, you will find that you are carrying within your heart a portable paradise.

Create an atmosphere for the Spirit. The Spirit must be present.

It is through gratitude for the present moment that the spiritual dimension of life opens up.

That peace which is within us, we must experience it. And if we are searching for peace outside we will never find the peace within.

You'll never find peace of mind until you listen to your heart.

In centering prayer, the sacred word is not the object of the attention but rather the expression of the intention of the will.

I think prayerful meditation, being still in a space, being still with God, I don't do that enough. It's crazy, because when I do do it, I always walk away from it going, 'Why the hell am I not doing that more?'

The mind is a great gift, but it has to be quieted down in order to feel, hear and see the presence of God.

If you are convinced of God's existence then it rests with you to seek Him, to see Him and to realize Him. Do not search for God outside of you. God can only be found within you, for His only abode is the heart.

Enlightenment is "being," and it grows; it's end is serenity.

Embrace silence since meditation is the only way to truly come to know your Source.

Lord, I want to be up in my heart.

Whenever you meditate, there are glimpses. Then the mind comes in and says, 'Be happy! Look, I have done it.' And immediately the contact is lost.

Polish the heart, free the six senses and let them function without obstruction, and your entire body will glow.

Externally keep yourself away from all relationships, and internally have no pantings in your heart; when your mind is like unto a straight-standing wall, you may enter into the Path.

Strive to close the eyes of the body and open those of the soul and look into your own heart.

How will you become free? With a quiet mind Come into that empty house, your heart, And feel the joy of the way Beyond the world. Look within - The rising and the falling.

Meditation is the discovery that the point of life is always arrived at in the immediate moment.

You can receive Christ into your heart, and he can bring joy, and a thrill, and glory such as you have never known - if you will give your life to him.

For when I came into the silent assemblies of God's people I felt a secret power among them which touched my heart; and as I gave way unto it I found the evil weakening in me and the good raised up

Once you start drinking a little of meditativeness, a little of love, you start growing wings.