Perseverance No one succeeds without effort... Those who succeed owe their success to perseverance. Ramana Maharshi 12
Natur The greatest error of a man is to think that he is weak by nature, evil by nature. Every man is divine and strong in his real nature. What are weak... Ramana Maharshi 11
Future Time and space always change, but there is something which is eternal and changeless. For example, the world and time, past or future, nothing... Ramana Maharshi 21
Freedom The degree of freedom from unwanted thoughts and the degree of concentration on a single thought are the measures to gauge spiritual progress. Ramana Maharshi 14
Death Who am I? Not the body, because it is decaying; not the mind, because the brain will decay with the body; not the personality, nor the emotions, for... Ramana Maharshi 13
Soul The mind itself is of the form of all, i.e., of soul, God and world; when it becomes of the form of the Self through knowledge, there is release,... Ramana Maharshi 15
Happiness One must realise his Self in order to open the store of unalloyed happiness. Ramana Maharshi 9
Alone The Real is ever-present, like the screen on which the cinematographic pictures move. While the picture appears on it, the screen remains invisible.... Ramana Maharshi 7