There is nothing new to gain. On the other hand a man must lose his ignorance. That is all.
Ramana MaharshiThe State of liberated Being can be reached only by "dying"; but (this) dying does not consist in destruction of the body; one should understand that true death is the extinction of the ideas "I" and "mine."
Ramana MaharshiYou may go on reading any number of books on Meditation. They can only tell you โRealize the Selfโ. The Self cannot be found in books. You have to find it for yourself in yourself.
Ramana MaharshiThe master is within; meditation is meant to remove the ignorant idea that he is only outside. If he is a stranger whom you await, he is bound to disappear also. What is the use of a transient being like that? But so long as you think you are separate or that you are the body, an external master is also necessary and he will appear to have a body. When the wrong identification of oneself with the body ceases, the master will be found to be none other than the Self.
Ramana Maharshi