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“… just as the limb gives assistance to the body, likewise the member of the community helps the community and reigns supreme.”

Ramana Maharshi (1879–1950) Indian religious leader

Sri Ramana Gita

“Eating, bathing, going to the toilet, talking, thinking, and many other activities related to the body are all work. How is it that the performance of one particular act is alone (considered) work? To be still is to be always engaged in work. To be silent is to be always talking.”

Ramana Maharshi (1879–1950) Indian religious leader

Abide as the Self

“True silence is really endless speech.”

Ramana Maharshi (1879–1950) Indian religious leader

Abide as the Self

“Wanting to reform the world without discovering one's true self is like trying to cover the world with leather to avoid the pain of walking on stones and thorns. It is much simpler to wear shoes.”

Ramana Maharshi (1879–1950) Indian religious leader

Abide as the Self

“The Self itself is God.”

Ramana Maharshi (1879–1950) Indian religious leader

Nan Yar = Who am I?

“Forgetfulness of your real nature is true death; remembrance of it is rebirth”

Ramana Maharshi (1879–1950) Indian religious leader

Abide as the Self

“If the mind falls asleep, awaken it. Then if it starts wandering, make it quiet. If you reach the state where there is neither sleep nor movement of mind, stay still in that, the natural (real) state.”

Ramana Maharshi (1879–1950) Indian religious leader

Source: The Collected Works of Ramana Maharshi

“There is neither creation nor destruction,
neither destiny nor free will, neither
path nor achievement.
This is the final truth.”

Ramana Maharshi (1879–1950) Indian religious leader

Source: Sayings of Sri Ramana Maharshi

“All that is required to realise the Self is to “Be Still.”

Ramana Maharshi (1879–1950) Indian religious leader

“If you go on working with the light available, you will meet your Master, as he himself will be seeking you.”

Ramana Maharshi (1879–1950) Indian religious leader

“There is neither Past nor Future. There is only the Present.”

Ramana Maharshi (1879–1950) Indian religious leader

“Have faith in God and in yourself; that will cure all. Hope for the best, expect the best, toil for the best and everything will come right for you in the end.”

Ramana Maharshi (1879–1950) Indian religious leader

“Whatever is destined not to happen will not happen, try as you may. Whatever is destined to happen will happen, do what you may to prevent it. This is certain. The best course, therefore, is to remain silent.”

Ramana Maharshi (1879–1950) Indian religious leader

“Silence is most powerful. Speech is always less powerful than silence.”

Ramana Maharshi (1879–1950) Indian religious leader

Abide as the Self

“Realisation is not acquisition of anything new nor is it a new faculty. It is only removal of all camouflage”

Ramana Maharshi (1879–1950) Indian religious leader

“Happiness is your nature. It is not wrong to desire it. What is wrong is seeking it outside when it is inside.”

Ramana Maharshi (1879–1950) Indian religious leader

“Your own Self-realization is the greatest service you can render the world.”

Ramana Maharshi (1879–1950) Indian religious leader

Abide as the Self

“You can only stop the flow of thoughts by refusing to have any interest in it.”

Ramana Maharshi (1879–1950) Indian religious leader

“There is another world, but it is in this one.”

Paul Éluard (1895–1952) French poet

Il y a assurément un autre monde, mais il est dans celui-ci...
Œuvres complètes, vol. 1, Gallimard, 1968.

“The less important an issue is, the more time managers spend discussing it.”

Russell L. Ackoff (1919–2009) Scientist

Source: 2000s, A little book of f-laws: 13 common sins of management, 2006, p. 16, bold text cited in: Gerald Haigh (2008) Inspirational, and Cautionary Tales for Would-be School Leaders. p. 142.
Context: The less important an issue is, the more time managers spend discussing it. More time is spent on small talk than is spent on large talk. Most talk is about what matters least. What matters least is what most of us know most about.