Ramana Maharshi declared, “The only language able to express the whole truth is silence.” In Advaita Vedanta, the Self is beyond knowledge and ignorance, beyond light and darkness. Words divide, but silence holds unity. Ramana’s presence itself was a teaching—those who sat with him often felt peace beyond explanation. Silence is not absence but fullness: the stillness in which the Self shines without obstruction. To abide in this silence is to realize that truth is not something to be reached but what we already are—pure being, ever free. Explore Ramana Maharshi’s teaching that silence is the highest expression of truth in Advaita Vedanta, where words fail but being alone remains.
Tag: Silence
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Beyond All Intellection
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No Place for Silence in Human Life
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Understanding & Silence
Neither Smiling Nor Crying
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Silence
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Vedic Mantras
“Infinitely more powerful than all the Vedic mantras is Silence.”–D. Samarender Reddy
Silence
“The mystery of Silence beckons.”–D. Samarender Reddy