"I am just a guest born in this world, to know the secrets that lie beyond It." #Rumi

There is a candle in the heart of man, waiting to be kindled. In separation from the Friend, there is a cut waiting to be stitched. #Rumi

"Why explain yourself when those who judge you see only through their own lens? Be silent. Let them see." #Rumi

To praise the sun is to praise your own eyes. #Rumi

As you are, so is this world. Without understanding yourself, what is the use of trying to understand the world? #SriRamanaMaharshi

How to know the Power of God? Sri Ramana Maharshi: You say 'I AM'. That is it. What else can say I AM? One's own being is His Power. The trouble arises only when one says, "I am this or that, such and such." Do not do it - Be yourself. That is all. #SriRamanaMaharshi

"If one is surrendered to God, God will look to it." #SriRamanaMaharshi

Entering the Heart means remaining without distractions. The Heart is the only Reality. The mind is only a transient phase. To remain as one's Self is to enter the Heart. #SriRamanaMaharshi

Searching for the Self outside oneself, oblivious of its constantly shining as "I-I' within the Heart, is like throwing away an invaluable celestial gem for a sparkling pebble. #SriRamanaMaharshi

"Absence of thoughts does not mean a blank. There must be one to know the blank. Knowledge and ignorance are of the mind; they are born of duality. But the Self is beyond knowledge and ignorance. It is light itself." #SriRamanaMaharshi

In deep sleep you were blissful: Now you are not so. What has interposed between that Bliss and this non-bliss? It is the ego. Seek its source and find you are Bliss. #SriRamanaMaharshi

Keep the mind quiet. That is enough. The force will be clearly felt when stillness is achieved. #SriRamanaMaharshi

The mind is a bundle of thoughts. But the source of all thoughts is the I-thought. So if you try to find out who this 'I' is, the mind will disappear. The mind will exist only so long as you think of external things. But when you draw it from external things and make it think of the mind or I'- in other words introvert it - it ceases to exist. #SriRamanaMaharshi

Nothing is true. From beginning to end it is all a play. Discriminate. Do not fall into delusion. You are true, eternal, and beyond all states of being. #SriNisargadattaMaharaj

What you need will come to you if you do not ask for what you do not need. Yet only few people reach this state of complete dispassion and detachment. It is a very high state, the very threshold of liberation. #SriNisargadattaMaharaj

"It is very important to understand that it is The Teaching that matters - not the person, or the Guru. You get a letter that makes you laugh or cry. It is not the postman who does it. The Guru only tells you the good news about your Real Self, and shows you the way back to IT. In a way, the Guru is ITs 'messenger'. There will be many messengers, but the message is one: 'Be What You ARE !' #SriNisargadattaMaharaj

How can you please the world. There are so many tongues, so much talk, so many opinions, so many remarks. This world is a strange mixture of Sattwa, Rajas and Tamas. Tamasic people are in abundance. Their nature is to always find fault and pronounce unnecessary criticism. Therefore, follow the dictates of your conscience and the promptings of your soul. Even if the whole world opposes you, fear not. Never move a fraction of an inch from your firm resolve and determination. Stand up and proclaim the truth Even if the whole world leaves you, fear not. The inner ruler stands at your side in your heart. #SriSwamiSivananda