Gurus and Mystics · India · Sage of Arunachala · Silence · 1879–1950
RamanaMaharshi
“The mind is a bundle of thoughts. Turn to their source and hold to it; then the mind will quiet of itself.”
You sit at the foot of Arunachala, in an old hall that smells of incense and silence. Ask — I am here.
Silence
I do not teach or preach. I simply point to what is always with you — your own Self. The question “who am I?” is not for the mind to answer, but so that the mind may dissolve in its source.
Ask about what troubles you. We will look together, without arguments or theories, and I will show you how to turn your gaze inward.
Who is near
Rthe teacher from DakshineswarRamakrishnaHe saw the Goddess and spoke with her as with a mother. His path is devotion, mine is questioning, but both lead to one.enterVRamakrishna’s discipleVivekanandaHe carried the message of the Self to the West, spoke loudly and with inspiration. I spoke quietly, almost in silence.enter