Ramana Maharshi: There is Only the Present

Ramana Maharshi: There is Only the Present

Q: Is there rebirth?
Sri Ramana Maharshi : Do you know what birth is?
Q: Oh yes, I know that I exist now, but I want to know if I'll exist in the future.
Sri Ramana Maharshi : Past! … Present! ... Future! …
Q: Yes, today is the result of yesterday, the past, and tomorrow,
the future, will be the result of today, the present. Am I right?
Sri Ramana Maharshi :
There is neither past nor future.
There is only the present.
Yesterday was the present to you when you experienced it,
and tomorrow will be also the present when you experience it.
Therefore, experience takes place only in the present,
and beyond experience nothing exists.

Excerpts and quotes from:
Be As You Are: The Teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi edited by David Godman

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