Even in intake, the one steadfast thought is said to be the natural state. Nirvikalpa Samadhi will result when the sensory objects are not present.
Ramana MaharshiActions themselves form no bondage. Bondage is only the false belief,"I am the do-er."
Ramana MaharshiThe state we call realization is simply being oneself, not knowing anything or becoming anything.
Ramana MaharshiWhenever a thought arises, instead of trying even a little either to follow it up or to fulfil it, it would be better to first enquire, "To whom did this thought arise?"
Ramana MaharshiThere is no greater mystery than this, that we keep seeking reality though in fact we are reality.
Ramana MaharshiThe experience of not forgetting consciousness alone is the state of devotion which is the relationship of unfading real love, because the real knowledge of Self, which shines as the undivided supreme bliss itself, surges up as the nature of love. Love itself is the actual form of God. That is pure bliss. Call it pure bliss, God, Self, or what you will. That is devotion, that is realization and that is everything.
Ramana Maharshi