The works of Ramaṇa Maharṣi

Upadeśa Sāram

Verse 17

मानसं तु किं मार्गणे कृते ।नैव मानसं मार्ग आर्जवात् ॥

मानसम् तु किम् मार्गणे कृते नैव मानसम् मार्गः आर्जवात्

In plain words

So go and look for it. Not at what it is thinking — at the thing itself. And there is nothing there. Not hidden, not subtle. Nothing. That looking is the short road. There is no other one.

Word for word

But what is the mind, when the search is made? There is no mind at all. This is the direct path.