_________________ This world is full of words spewed out in excitement creating noise and confusion. It demands appreciation and acknowledgement of its existence. The shouts of pain and vanity compete for your attention. Yet your eyes remain aloof and not a single utterance ever passes your lips. I love your silence. ______________ Editor’s note: This [...]

We must never lose sight of the Holy Task, that of Self Knowledge, or Self-Realization.

It was the first time that I had heard of the Maharshi or of Tiruvannamalai, so I wrote down both names. But how was I to get there? It was right down in the South, and my funds were almost exhausted. However, the next day I saw an advertisement in the paper for an ex-army man to run a canteen in Madras. I applied and was at once given the post and my fare paid.

Bhagavan said to me, “If you call it a dream, why are you afraid of a dream? It is better if you go into the dream and look after your wife and relations. Why be afraid of the dream?

Swami Ramdas describes how he attained the Divine Vision through the Grace of the Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi. Swami Ramdas was called “Papa” by his devotees.