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Books by or about Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi, Self-Inquiry, and Advaita or Non-duality
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Homage To The Presence
Of Sri Ramana
By Sri Muruganar
The foremost duty of a
fully dedicated aspirant, to his Guru, is to live the Master's teachings
in such a way that his own flowering benefits not only himself but radiates
its fragrance for all to imbibe.
Being both a mystic, poet
and devotee par excellence, Sri Muruganar fulfilled this duty to perfection.
His life was an example one lived in perfect devotion, and his poetical
outpourings, composed in the most exquisite classical Tamil, display
the merging of bhakti into jnana (devotion into wisdom)
leaving a legacy for all time.
In “Homage to the
Presence,” Muruganar expresses his well of devotion to the Guru
in 1851 verses of soul-stirring poetry. 473 of these verses were edited
and placed together to create a work the reader is sure to enjoy.
Paperback - 176 pages -
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Hunting the ‘I’
According to Sri Ramana Maharshi
By Lucy Cornelssen
This succinct little book
presents the core of Bhagavan’s teaching in a highly readable
manner. With regard to why any investigation into the meaning of life
might be desirable, it begins, “ ‘Are you happy?’
When you reply with the counter question, ‘What is happiness?’
that means you have already observed how brittle, how transient and
short-lived your so-called happiness is.” Thus starts the investigation
into the true nature of your Being, which is itself Happiness.
There is an excellent explanation
here of using the gap between sleeping and waking as an opportunity
to have “one foot” in Pure Consciousness and one in wakefulness;
to access the thoughtlessness of deep dreamless sleep from the recognition
available in the waking state. “This experiment gives you the
advantage that you now know the aim of your endeavor. It will help you
in your further sadhana (spiritual practice) like leavening
in the dough.”
Paperback - 117 pages -
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Insights
By A. R. Natarajan
The sacred words of Sri
Ramana are timeless, because they are based on his direct experience
of steady Self-abidance. His message is open to all those concerned
with truth, with the search for Self-knowledge, to dwell on the meaning
of his words, statements and clarifications. They are like an “open
book,” from which one can derive strength and inspiration. There
is no need for any special scriptural knowledge for understanding his
teachings.
However it is absolutely
necessary to ponder over and reflect on the guidance given. Such a need
is there for any path, but it is more so in the Ramana Way. Why? For
it is bafflingly simple, seemingly without steps between the practice
and the goal. There is no system of “do’s” and “don'ts.”
No prescribed formula. The nature of the experience – natural
happiness – is the same during practice and what one is used to
calling the “ultimate” experience. The difference being
only that during the stage of practice, one keeps moving in and out
of this state of blissful, non-mental happiness.
The readings in this book
focus on the mind, and the way to make it quiet, indrawn and restful.
It is not geared toward an intellectual appreciation of Ramana’s
words, but rather allowing the reader to experience the natural state
of joy being conveyed. Hence the “insights” in the book
are to pull one away from the externalized, mental movement of the mind
and foster the inturning of the mind and its ultimate merging with its
conscious source.
Paperback - 114 pages -
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 Jnana Marga In Bhagavan Ramana's Own Words
This is one of many pocket size books filled with pearls of wisdom compiled by Sanjay Lohia, and is from the innumerable answers, which Ramana Maharshi gave to seekers over fifty-four years. Jnana marga is the affirmation of one's identity with the Self.
Paperback 108 pages - $3.50
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Jewel Garland Of Enquiry
Published by Sri Ramanasramam
This is a compilation of
the salient points extracted by Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi from a
large Tamil volume known as Vichara Sagara (Ocean of Enquiry).
Sri Bhagavan graciously
made the following extracts due to an appeal by a devotee who complained
that the volume was too difficult to read and understand.
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 Karma Marga In Bhagavan Ramana's Own Words
This is one of many pocket size books filled with pearls of wisdom compiled by Sanjay Lohia, and is from the innumerable answers, which Ramana Maharshi gave to seekers over fifty-four years. It portrays the teachings of Sri Ramana in a simple and direct way.
Paperback 60 pages - $2.95
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The Last Days & Maha-Nirvana
of Bhagavan Sri Ramana
Published by V. S. Ramanan, President, Sri Ramanasramam
Bhagavan’s last months
in the body were as inspirational and significant as any time he spent
with his devotees. He shows us how one can remain in a state of permanent
bliss even though the body is wracked with pain. Bhagavan simply sat
as a spectator, watching the cancer destroy the body. He had immense
compassion for those who grieved over the suffering; and he sought constantly
to appease their grief—not the easy way, by removing the suffering
and postponing death for a few years, but the fundamental way by making
them realize that the body was not him.
Arthur Osborne observed,
“ When he consented to wear the human form, having formerly transcending
the human and all other states, Bhagavan accepted all its limitations—to
feel heat and cold, to suffer pain and sickness, to be bound by the
ignorance of events. Had he while wearing a human body set himself free
from its conditions of pain and sickness and ignorance of events, people
would have said: “It is easy for him to tell us to abide in the
heart, unperturbed by events, because he has no pain or uncertainty
and we have.” So he accepted pain and uncertainty as features
of the human form and showed that they cannot touch the equanimity of
the Jnani (sage), who remains fixed immovably in the Real.”
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Letters from Sri Ramanasramam
By Suri Nagamma
This book contains discussions
between Bhagavan and his devotees or visitors, written by a devotee
in the form of letters to her brother. The translator writes, “The
letters are a veritable mine of information presented in a simple and
easily understandable manner, and are well worth a careful study, not
only by the spiritual aspirant but also by the lay reader.”
In this deeply meaningful
compilation, Bhagavan responds to a range of questions, from how to
see everything as one’s Self, to the nature of existence after
Realization. A youth came to Bhagavan, asking what surrender to God
really means. “Does it mean sitting still at one place, and contemplating
God at all times... or when one gets ill, one should not think of medicine
and treatment, but entrust one’s health or sickness exclusively
to Providence?”
Bhagavan replied, “One
must take things as they come in accordance with one’s traditions,
and must be free from the feeling that one is doing them oneself. The
feeling that ‘I am doing it’ is bondage. It is therefore
necessary to consider and find out the method whereby such a feeling
can be overcome.”
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Living By The Words
Of Bhagavan
Compiled by David Godman
This is the story of Annamalai
Swami, a direct disciple of Sri Ramana Maharshi, and the person who
was in charge of building many of the main structures in use today at
Sri Ramanasramam. It is an inspiring and moving account of what it was
like to live and work in the close proximity and presence of Sri Ramana.
This book relates far more than the traditional Guru-Disciple encounter,
although that is clearly demonstrated. It opens to the reader a deep
insight into the day-to-day workings of Sri Ramana’s ashram during
his life. It not only depicts the relationship between Sri Ramana and
his disciples, but also provides a significant insight into some of
the interrelationships between the disciples themselves. This book is
about a real, quite ordinary person who succeeded in dealing with the
foolishness of his ego-mind.
The book is divided into
three parts. The first part contains a biography of Annamalai Swami’s
daily life while living with Sri Ramana Maharshi. The second part is
a diary of extracted events written by Annamalai Swami after he was
instructed by Bhagavan to move next door, away from the ashram, and
begin a less active and more contemplative life style. The diary contains
specific accounts of what Sri Bhagavan said and/or appeared to do with
devotees during the time period Annamalai Swami lived and worked in
the ashram. It also gives guileless, straightforward, very frank accounts
of occurrences in the day-to-day life of some residents and members
of the ashram staff, not all of them complimentary to the egos, attitudes
or behavior of those involved, and which are not mentioned in other day-to-day reports such as:Talks With Ramana Maharshi, Day
By Day With Bhagavan or Letters From Sri Ramanasramam.
The third part of the book
consists of questions put to Annamalai Swami by serious students of
Sri Bhagavan’s teaching. It is highly recommended for the serious
seeker, due to it’s elegantly clear, detailed and insightful description
of the teaching of Ramana Maharshi. This description is given by a disciple
who himself became an Enlightened teacher by applying with exactitude
and successfully living Sri Bhagavan’s teaching to achieve the
Highest Goal for which the teaching is intended.
This book is a “must
read” for anyone seeking an insight into what true spiritual life,
in close relationship with one’s guru, is really about.
Hard cover - 368 pages
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Living with Ramana Maharshi
Edited and compiled by A. R. Natarajan
In the life of Bhagavan
Ramana there are many unique things. First is his accessibility. He
was available to his disciples, devotees and visitors round the clock.
The second aspect is the absolute equality with which he treated everyone.
The rich, the poor, the learned and the ignorant, people in position
and authority and humble servants were all at par. The third aspect
is that even though his love was universal, every person would feel
that Sri Ramana regarded him as his very own. As a result, even though
his spiritual status as a jnani, a person of steady wisdom,
made him olympian, there was nothing that could not be shared with him.
Some of those who lived
with him have been able to communicate the experience of living and
working with Bhagavan. This book contains seven different experiences
of the grace Sri Bhagavan so generously extended to all in his presence.
All of the stories are uniquely different, and yet underlying each is
the strong heart-felt love of Sri Bhagavan and the immense grace each
experienced in his midst.
“All the time I was
chanting I could feel Sri Bhagavan keenly observing me. It seemed that
the light of his eyes was suffusing my consciousness, even without my
being conscious of it. His silent gaze brought about a subtle but definite
transformation in me. The darkness, which a few minutes before had seemed
heavy and unbearable, gradually lightened and melted into a glow of
well-being. My erstwhile sadness completely disappeared, leaving in
my heart an inexplicable emotion of joy. My limbs appeared to have been
washed in an ocean-tide of freedom.”
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 The Maha-Nirvana of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi
These vivid recollections and profound emotions in the hearts and minds of his devotees are expressed in this little yet profound booklet by three eminent disciples of the Maharshi first published in 1951.
Present-day devotees can also tune into what it was like during that time through these heart-felt words.
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The Maharshi
By T. V. Kapali Sastry
This volume is compiled
from the papers of Sri Kapali Sastriar. The first section consists of
articles written, now almost seven decades ago, on special occasions
at the ashram of Sri Bhagavan Ramana. These articles and most of the
portions of the third section of the book appeared originally in the
Sunday Times. The contents of the second section were published for
the first time in this work.
Sri Sastriar first came
into the circle of the Maharshi's teaching in 1911, as a disciple of
Sri Kavyakantha Ganapati Sastrigal, one of the most noted of the Maharshi’s
disciples at that time. Sri Sastriar had the benefit of direct instruction
from Sri Ramana. His commentaries on the teachings of the Maharshi were
submitted to Bhagavan and accepted by him.
Paperback - 96 pages -
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Maharshi’s Gospel
Published by Sri Ramanasramam
In response to the earnest
desire of a large number of devotees of Bhagavan Sri Ramana, the answers
to some of the questions put to him from time to time were gathered
together to form this book.
These questions occur to
many of us, and we struggle within ourselves to solve them. The answers
given by the Maharshi are the quintessence of Divine Wisdom, and are
based on his direct knowledge and experience. His answers are of inestimable
value to the earnest seeker of Truth.
The reader will find in
these pages practical advice, and will gain the conviction that his
essential nature is divine.
Paperback - 97 pages -
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Maha Yoga
By "Who"
The following was extracted
from a review of Maha Yoga by Paul Brunton.
In
this book, the author passes his own written philosophical portion of
Sri Ramana Maharshi’s teaching through the Advaitic (non-dual)
acid test - i.e., by having the Maharshi himself read it and declare
the teaching to be a genuine coin of the Advaitic realm. The author
is himself a keen and uncompromising upholder of Advaitic doctrine:
that the “world, God and the individual soul” are really
One single Reality, a unity, and that their seeming separateness is
but an illusion occurring in the mind. He has also added many true points
about other aspects of Sri Ramana Maharshi’s teaching - such as
the nature of the personal ego, and the necessity of devotion in some
form or other. He writes with such devotion, clearness of perception
and expression that you most admire both his level of consciousness
and his literary style.
This book is recommended
with real pleasure, being called to the notice of those interested in
the fundamental or metaphysical side of the Maharshi’s writings
and sayings.
Hard cover - 196 pages
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Meditations
By A. R. Natarajan
A must for any meditator,
advanced or beginner. In this book, a clear insight is provided into
the many questions and problems which worry us. Is work a drudgery?
What is wisdom in action? How does one fit meditation into one’s
busy schedule? Should one pray or not; and if so, for what? Do visions
and dreams help?
Paperback - 107 pages -
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Moments Remembered:
Reminiscences of Bhagavan Ramana
By V. Ganesan
A collection of reminiscences
by Sri V. Ganesan, a grand nephew of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi, reflecting
his many years of contact with the senior devotees of Sri Ramana Maharshi.
It is an intimate glimpse of a great Sage through the eyes of his close
devotees.
NOTE: While staying at the
AHAM Center in the USA during the months of June through August, 2004,
Ganesan has given a series of talks weekly on the lives and experiences
of Sri Bhagavan’s senior dovotees, as was told to him personally
by each of them who he knew personally. He plans to publish the transcriptions
of these talks in another book in the near future.
Paperback - 134 pages -
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 More Doubts and 100 More Answers
Compiled by A.R. Natarajan
This pocket size book contains focuses on the practice of the Ramana Way. There is a simple directness of Sri Ramana Maharshi's answers to sincere seekers on Meditation, the Heart, and removing obstacles to one's awareness of the ever-existing truth.
Paperback 54 pages - $2.50
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 My Life and Quest
By Arthur Osborne
This book is a candid description of Arthur Osborne's personal struggles and his spiritual fulfillment, being with Sri Ramana Maharshi. It offers his moving portrayal of the spiritual ministry of Sri Bhagavan. 47 pages of his poems are also included in this inspiring book.
Paperback 217 pages - $8.95
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 The New Dawn
By A.R. Natarajan
Focusing attention on the practical aspects of the Ramana Way for handling the mind and to understand it is the purpose of this book. Prayer and surrender, handling fear, breaking free, are just three of the twenty-three topics discussed in this book which brings one back to the simplicity and directness of Self-Inquiry.
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 Non-Dual Consciousness… The Flood Tide of Bliss/Sri Ramana Anubuti
By A.R. Natarajan
This is an English translation by Robert Butler, of exquisite jewels of the spiritual poetry composed by a Sri Muruganar filled with the highest Wisdom and reveals the depths of what he experienced and realized with the Maharshi’s grace and instruction.
Paperback 129 pages - $5.95
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The Path of Sri Ramana
- Part One (OUT OF STOCK)
By Sri Sadhu Om
This book is a profound,
lucid and masterly exposition of the spiritual teachings which Sri Bhagavan
graciously bestowed upon the world. Unlike other commentaries upon the
teachings of Sri Ramana, the exact method of practicing the inquiry
“Who am I?” is analyzed and explained in a clear, coherent
and scientific manner. It takes as its authority only the original Tamil
works of Sri Bhagavan and does not rely upon translations of his works
or upon conversations with him recorded by devotees. It is for this
reason that this book has been widely acclaimed by sincere devotees
of Bhagavan, to be a definitive work on His teachings and a rare treasure
of his Grace.
Sri Sadhu Om, the author
of this book, having already reached the pinnacle of desirelessness,
came to Sri Bhagavan and took him as his guru, while the author was
still in his early youth. When Sri Bhagavan instructed him to “Attend
to that for which you have come,” he dedicated himself earnestly
and one-pointedly to the practice of Self-Inquiry and Self-surrender,
and remained ever inwardly attentive lest the least trace of ego should
rise from within. It is because he thus whole-heartedly followed the
path of Sri Ramana, and thereby became a pure and worthy channel for
His Grace to flow through, that Sri Sadhu Om is able to expound the
practical teachings of his Sadguru with so much clarity, originality
and authority.
Paperback - 174 pages -
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The Path of Sri Ramana
- Part Two(OUT OF STOCK)
By Sri Sadhu Om
This book is a profound,
lucid and masterly exposition of the spiritual teachings which Sri Bhagavan
graciously bestowed upon the world. Unlike other commentaries upon the
teachings of Sri Ramana, the exact method of practicing the inquiry
“Who am I?” is analyzed and explained in a clear, coherent
and scientific manner. It takes as its authority only the original Tamil
works of Sri Bhagavan and does not rely upon translations of his works
or upon conversations with him recorded by devotees. It is for this
reason that this book has been widely acclaimed by sincere devotees
of Bhagavan, to be a definitive work on His teachings and a rare treasure
of his Grace.
Sri Sadhu Om, the author
of this book, having already reached the pinnacle of desirelessness,
came to Sri Bhagavan and took him as his guru, while the author was
still in his early youth. When Sri Bhagavan instructed him to “Attend
to that for which you have come,” he dedicated himself earnestly
and one-pointedly to the practice of Self-Inquiry and Self-surrender,
and remained ever inwardly attentive lest the least trace of ego should
rise from within. It is because he thus whole-heartedly followed the
path of Sri Ramana, and thereby became a pure and worthy channel for
His Grace to flow through, that Sri Sadhu Om is able to expound the
practical teachings of his Sadguru with so much clarity, originality
and authority.
Paperback - 190 pages -
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Periapuranam
Translated by R. Rangachari
The Periapuranam is the
song of the lives of 63 Saivite ancient Tamil saints sung by a poet
saint. Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi points to the reading of the Periapuranam
as a significant event in his life.
In the source biography
of Bhagavan, “Self-Realization,” we read: “Towards
the end of 1895 (perhaps a few months after hearing about Arunachala
from a relative, and a few months before his 1896 death experience and
transformation) he found at home a copy of the Periapuranam which his
uncle had borrowed. This was the first religious book that he went through
apart from his class lessons and it interested him greatly... It transported
him to a different world... As he read on, surprise, admiration, awe,
reverence, sympathy and emulation swept over his soul in succession...
but when the book had been quickly read through and laid aside, the
new impulses and ideals disappeared leaving him as he was before that
study."”
The availability of this
work provides us with the opportunity to experience for ourselves the
text that elicited such inspiring emotions in the young Bhagavan Ramana.
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The Poems of Sri Ramana
Maharshi
Translated by Sadhu Arunachala (Major A. W. Chadwick)
Major Chadwick, an Englishman,
was the first westerner to move to Sri Ramanashram. A loyal and earnest
devotee, he had the grace to spend much time in Sri Bhagavan’s
presence from his arrival at the ashram in 1935, until Bhagavan’s
Maha-Nirvana in 1950. Upon his arrival, and speaking only English, he
found the translations of Bhagavan’s works into English often
to be unsatisfactory or incomplete; and thus decided to compile his
own versions. All translations were placed before Bhagavan for his approval
and fine-tuning. Bhagavan would often make corrections, explaining the
meaning in detail and suggesting alterations, which Major Chadwick would
then incorporate into his verses. The result is a unique collection
of Bhagavan’s verses and poems, translated into English, under
the direction and guidance of Sri Ramana Maharshi, himself.
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A Practical Guide To
Know Yourself (Conversations With Sri Ramana Maharshi)
Compiled and Edited by A. R. Natarajan
The sacred words of Ramana
Maharshi are original and independent utterances based on his direct
experience, and their message is for all. There is no doubt concerning
the spiritual path which is left unanswered. While the Maharshi enriched
and clarified all that is worthwhile in philosophic thought and practice,
he has also given a distinct path, a straight path for Self-Knowledge
to dawn. The Ramana Path is the path of Self-Inquiry. While philosophic
thought generally concerns itself with God, Self, the unknown, the Maharshi
focuses attention entirely on the individual.
Though we think we are
familiar with the “I”, properly directed inquiry would reveal
that the assumptions on which we proceed, and things we take for granted,
are not valid.
This selection of conversations
with Sri Ramana Maharshi and various seekers, their arrangement, and
the editorial notes, have been made with regard to the reader’s
need. The purpose is, that it may serve as a practical guide to Self-Knowledge.
Such knowledge opens up for us our own natural, but hidden, happiness.
Paperback - 261 pages -
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Practicing Self-Inquiry
The Teaching of Sri Ramana Maharshi by V. Ganesan
This book may be small,
but don’t let that fool you. For inside the cover is the profound
teaching of Self-Inquiry. “Mind is the sole obstacle in realizing
the Reality. Yet mind is the only means to pursue the quest. How do
we solve this problem? In the answer lies the Maharshi’s unique
method of teaching.” This is a profound book for anyone new to
Self-inquiry, or already practicing it
Paperback - 16 pages -
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Purushothama Ramana
Compiled by V. Ganesan
This book presents a series
of captivating blow-up photos of Bhagavan with a myriad of expressions.
The gentle smile, the majestic glance, the deep silence and the tender
compassion are but a few of the many expressions presented.
Doubling the value of the
book are a series of anecdotes written by Sri Ganesan, former Managing
Editor of “The Mountain Path” (the spiritual quarterly from
Sri Ramanasramam) and printed in the monthly journal from the Ramana
Maharshi Center for Learning in Bangalore. Sri Ganesan has combined
these incidents, most of which were being recorded in print for the
first time, with the photos in such a way as to bring us closer to Sri
Ramana through their selection and manner of narration. After you have
enjoyed reading this book, you will enjoy thumbing through the pages
looking at the pictures and spot-reading the anecdotes.
Soft cover - 60 pages -
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The Quintessence Of
Wisdom
By M. Anantanarayanan
The quintessence of religion
is Self-Knowledge. It is an adventure of the spirit, a quest after the
real and the immanent, a continuous process of emancipation from the
shackles of doctrines, prejudices and practices. True religion is rooted
in inner experience, a unique realization of Being.
The Thirty Verses of Sri
Ramana gives us this religion of the spirit. It is an ethical and rational
approach, relating the problems of the external world to inner belief
and understanding. The insistence on inner personal experience as the
measure of all things is authentic, and its relevance to spiritual liberation
is obvious.
The reader will welcome
the author’s commentary on the Thirty Verses for they are insightful
concise and beneficial.
Paperback - 50 pages -
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Radiance Of The Self:
A Photographic Presentation Of Sri Ramana Maharshi
Photos by P. R. Subramanian (Mani)
This book contains 170
photographs of Sri Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi, beginning with the first
known photograph taken in 1900 or 1901 while Bhagavan was staying in
Virupaksha cave. Along with each set of photographs is a description
by the photographer, relating a brief history of the photograph.
Sri Bhagavan’s grace, in
all its plenitude, flows through these pictures. Their appeal is universal;
there is a spontaneous and immediate rapport.
Ramana Maharshi use to
call the photographer, P. R. Subramanian, “Mani.” Mani spent
the last 14 years of his life under the loving guidance of Sri Bhagavan.
Consequently one might say that Mani’s camera became blessed.
Mani took many photographs, particularly during Skandasramam days. This
book is a feast for the eyes.
Hardcover - 134 pages -
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Ramana-Arunachala
By Arthur Osborne
The author of this book,
Arthur Osborne, arrived at Ramanasramam in October 1945 following a
three and a half year internment in a Japanese concentration camp. He
remained there until the beginning of 1948. Thereafter he obtained work
in a nearby city and visited Sri Bhagavan on weekends and holidays.
Osborne was present on the fateful April night of Bhagavan’s Mahasamadhi
(death), and subsequently took over as editor of the Ashram’s
quarterly publication, The Mountain Path, holding that position for
almost twenty-five years.
Several years after Bhagavan’s
Mahasamadhi, Osborne had a dream in which Sri Bhagavan placed His hands
on Osborne’s head as he knelt before Him. Although he previously
felt no urge to write about Bhagavan, there immediately arose in him
an impulse to write his memories and experiences about being in the
presence of the Master. He particularly wanted to explain the accessibility
of Bhagavan’s teaching, the path of Self-Inquiry. This he does
successfully in language that is direct and easy to understand. He also
succeeds in presenting an intimate portrayal of Sri Bhagavan from his
perspective as one of Bhagavan’s most dedicated and influential
Western devotees.
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Ramana Maharshi And
The Path Of Self-Knowledge
By Arthur Osborne
A popular biography which
has done much to spread knowledge of Sri Bhagavan both in India and
around the world. Anyone reading this biographical account cannot help
being touched by the remarkable life of Sri Ramana Maharshi.
While describing the life
of the Maharshi, Osborne has provided an easily understandable description
and insight into many aspects of Indian spiritual life and thought,
and has provided the reader with an invaluable background for understanding
Sri Ramana’s teaching.
This is a superb presentation,
beautifully told by Arthur Osborne.
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Ramana Maharshi Answers
100 Questions
Edited and compiled by A. R. Natarajan
Sri Bhagavan Ramana answered
questions of a vast variety of persons in different stages of spiritual
evolution, and varied backgrounds, for five decades from 1900 to 1950.
His accessibility, at all times, to one and all, made it possible for
seekers to freely express their problems and seek solutions from him.
It is estimated that Sri Ramana answered over thirty thousand questions
during that fifty year time period. A selection of one hundred of these
questions, covering a diverse range of subjects, were selected to be
included in this booklet.
The reader will find answers
to many of the questions that naturally come up when practicing the
process of Self-Inquiry.
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Ramana Maharshi The
Living Guru
By A.R. Natarajan
Since Sri Ramana’s
method is based on his direct experience, and it is oriented towards
practice and experience, guidance on the path is a major asset. This
book covers numerous personal accounts of those who are receiving Sri
Ramana’s guidance and help, step by step, whenever needed, even
today. The various articles in this book throw a clear light on Ramana’s
teachings from different angles, to enable one to enjoy its fruits in
daily life.
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Ramana’s Arunachala
By Sri Bhagavan’s Devotees
A work of this kind is
not a record of facts and details. What this book records are the experiences of devotees, sages and saints who have felt Arunachala in the hill,
Arunachala in the temple and Arunachala in Sri Ramana. They live and
breathe Arunachala. They speak of Arunachala as a mother would of her
child, or a lover of his beloved, not in measured terms, but in awed
tones and with overwhelmed sensitivity. The reader is invited to join
as a spectator of this love affair.
The joy and delight the
writers feel, the choking emotions they try to express here, are sure
to capture the heart of the reader, making him or her long for these
experiences.
The divine is beyond thought.
Yet He allows Himself to be reflected in a sigh, a tear, a gasp, a look
of wonder. This is what this book is. Long after the words are forgotten,
the details erased from memory, one can feel inwardly the sigh, the
tear, the gasp, the look of wonder and say, “This is Arunachala,
this is Ramana.”
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Ramana Thatha
By Kumari Sarada
This book was written to
introduce children to Bhagavan’s grace and love. It conveys the
message that “Ramana Thatha” as he is called in this book,
is always with them, protecting them with his love. The book is heavily
illustrated and written in a manner that children can easily understand.
It contains true stories of Bhagavan’s kindness and generosity
toward everyone, especially children and animals.
Children are reminded not
to be afraid because Ramana Thatha is with them, to treat everyone with
kindness and respect as Bhagavan did, to be kind to animals, to eat
their food, to be generous and giving to others, etc. All of these points
are emphasized with a true story about Bhagavan.
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The Ramana Way —
In Search of Self
By Kumari Sarada
The author, Kumari Sarada,
is blessed in many ways, having been “caught young” in Bhagavan’s
net of Grace. What distinguishes her writings is the simplicity and
clarity of communicating ideas centered around the life and teachings
of Sri Bhagavan. This springs from her basic approach based on an intuitive
understanding of Bhagavan’s teachings, an unerring comprehension
of his principles and total dedication to Him. What she writes, therefore,
is well suited to the Ramana Way with its directness and emphasis on
practice and experience.
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 The Ramana Way to Natural Happiness
By A.R. Natarajan
This book contains reflections on the practical aspects of vigilant effort for discovering divinity within, for being immersed in one's own natural joy. Many self-created obstacles obstruct one's progress while practicing the path, in which doubts arise. This book can help to break free those obstacles.
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Reflections On Talks
With Sri Ramana Maharshi
By S. S. Cohen
These pages contain memories
of S. S. Cohen, a Western devotee of Sri Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi, who
moved to Tiruvannamalai to be near Bhagavan in 1936. In 1982, at the
age of 80, Cohen was asked to write his memories of the time he spent
with Bhagavan, from his arrival until Bhagavan’s Mahanirvana in
1950. These stories are unique in that they are direct memories of a
Westerner living at the ashram during its peak. Cohen includes his interactions
with other Western devotees of Bhagavan, including Major A. W. Chadwick
and Paul Brunton.
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Reminiscences
By Kunjuswami
It is indeed a most rare
and fortunate privilege when one is able to live and serve a Jnani,
a Master of Truth. It is even far greater when he puts into practice
the teaching of such a Master and proves that the teaching is a livable,
living Truth. Sri Kunjuswami is one who had that fortune. In this book,
is a treasure trove of spiritual wisdom. “To remember and to recount
the essence and glory of the Master’s words of wisdom,”
Sri Kunjuswami repeatedly says, “is the major duty of a devout
disciple.” This is surely a “must have” for anyone
who views Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi as his Guru.
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Residual Reminiscences
of Ramana
By S.S. Cohen
Found on these few pages
are the remnant of the memories which have been preserved by the author
from his contact with his divine Guru. Dates and names have been extracted
from the author’s notebooks.
Cohen recommends that the
reader become familiarized with the book “Guru Ramana” in
order to have a fuller knowledge of the Master, the author, the teaching
and the taught.
Don’t be concerned
with the size of the book. Appearances are deceiving. For it is inside that the treasure can be found.
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Revelation (Sri Ramana
Hridayam)
By K. Lakshmana Sarma (“Who”)
This book contains a Sanskrit
verse rendering of Sri Bhagavan’s “Reality in Forty Verses”
and “The Supplement to the Forty Verses” with an English
translation. The chapters are entitled “Discrimination,”
“Non - duality”, “Hints to Aspirants,” “Meditation,”
“Alive but Free,” “Knowledge Without Instruction”
and “The Teaching in Brief.”
This book, though small
in size, is powerful in essence. Just to gaze into the eyes of Sri Bhagavan
pictured so majestically on the cover is potent in itself.
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