Ramana Maharishi

This group of statements from such a holy man are so moving. I love his way of teaching with things that are familiar. The first example is "...trying to cover the whole world with leather...". This to me is tangeable. I can understand how ridiculus our attempts are to fix the world. We need to fix ourselves first. However he doesn't make it sound selfish.
In the part about Christian beliefs I completely understand. I have argued this with Father Mike more than once. I don't like going to confession. I just want to talk with God by my self. My best argument to Father is that he doesn't have enough time for my confession and that I will not die because God doesn't want me up there yapping all the time either. I know that God is within me. Every time I realize a lesson that has been perfectly planned by God and the result is within me to do, I am amazed.
His teaching about the dreamer frustrates me. I know that to be selfless even in this state is part of the plan but how can one guide a dream so well. Sometimes you can do things in your dreams but this concept is too much. I know it in the waking world but in my dream world all I want to do is get out sometimes.
Lastly I love his belief in silence. When I am strong enough to stay quiet in a situation I am so aware of everything. I believe that this is my biggest job. To learn to shut up. When I was a massage tech I spent alot of time being quiet and I have felt this flow of energy. Then I share with my client what was felt and they feel better but I don't because I now have felt their flow. I never liked trying to manage theirs or redirect it. If I could have figured out a way to keep the flow intact then I would probably still be doing massage today.