Ramana Maharshi Quotes

Leave the rest to the gods.

I know that for me I have to get out of the way and let God take control.

The success and the failure are not my concern, but His.

You think you're in control, and you're trying to get that square peg in that round hole. You're frustrated, and you realize that you're not in control of everything. You need to just step back and let God.

Do your duty and leave the rest to God.

There are no disappointments to those whose wills are buried in the will of God.

We must accept all of God's will for us, not just those portions that happen to appeal and bring instant gratification and pleasure to us.

Pray till prayer makes you forget your own wish, and leave it or merge it in God's will.

The power that religion has is that you think nothing is random: If there's a tragedy in my life, that's God testing me or sending me a message.

What is the highest secret to victory and peace? To will what God wills, and strike a league with destiny.

I think God has chosen to use this as a tool.

God can make you anything you want to be, but you have to put everything in his hands.

I trust in God, and His ways are not our ways. So we have to go with that, and there's nothing I can do about that.

I am the vessel. The draft is God's. And God is the thirsty one.

I trust the flow of life.

I am not promising that God will give you everything you want. There are times when we want things that God knows would not be good for us.

Let the universe show us what it is.

I believe in one principle: Do your work and leave the rest to God.

I always ask God if it is his will, and if so, then let it be. Whatever comes out of it I will accept it. That's the message I got and that's why I'm here at Hull.

I want to be a good steward and make sure what's in my heart is what God wants, and then once it's done and released, at that point it's up to God and what he does on the back end.

I just need to be myself and allow things to happen. If it's God's will, good things will happen.

God has a plan for every individual. We must only strive to achieve what we have to. He takes care of the rest.

When I see Jesus Christ I simply want to be what He wants me to be.

Sometimes God makes better choices for us than we could have ever made for ourselves.

I am only a little pencil in the hand of our Lord. He may cut or sharpen the pencil. He may write or draw whatever and whenever he wants. If the writing or drawing is good, we do not honor the pencil or the material that is used, but rather the one who used it.