Monthly Archives: October 2010

The Wisdom Walk: By Dr. Suryanarayana Raju

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There is a slight drizzle today and the atmosphere is beautiful. I breathe it in deeply. I am on my morning walk.

I am in the present moment which is the only thing that is truly and fully available to us. Continue reading →

The Quest for the Heart: By Dr. Raju

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Any being without Self knowledge identifies with body-mind complex.

As far as life in the outside world is concerned “I” thought i.e ego has certain utilitarian value. Without the “I” thought, life in the world become impossible. Continue reading →

Ramana Maharshi Timeline and Places – by Richard Clarke

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Ramana at Virupaksha Cave

Ramana at Virupaksha Cave

Below is a listing of Ramana’s timeline and the place where he was at the time. We visited on photographed each location where Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi is known to have visited or resided. Double click a place name to see the posting. Continue reading →

You Brought Yourself! By T. K. Sundaresa Iyer

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Whenever I went up the hill to see Bhagavan Ramana, I used to buy something to eat and take it with me as an offering.

One day I had no money. I stood before Bhagavan in a dejected mood and said: “This poor man has brought nothing.” Continue reading →

Temples and Shrines along Arunachala’s Outer Pradakshina Route. by Richard Clarke

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Arunachala’s ‘Outer Path’ is a place where you can visit many temples and shrines in one place while circumambulating this Holy Hill. Temples and shrines line the way of the 14 km pradakshina route. Circumambulating of holy sites – pradakshina – has long been a special spiritual experience in India. In the Skanda Purana, it is said:

The sins committed by the mind are destroyed by the first step (of pradaksina), the sins committed in speech by the second and the sins perpetrated by the body by the third step…

Skanda Purana Ch.9 v.28 Continue reading →