Recommended Books for Teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi: By Dr. Harsh K. Luthar
Dear Friends:
The most frequent question that I am asked, especially from newcomers to Bhagavan Ramana’s teachings, is: “What books do you recommend for studying the teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi”?
Here is my answer. Please keep in mind that everyone has their favorite sources for Bhagavan Ramana’s teachings and I am simply sharing mine. In addition, my attempt is to keep the list of recommended sources small for the most practical benefit of people just getting introduced to Bhagavan’s teachings. So there is an element of subjectivity here. However, I am happy to add to this list as Bhagavan devotees give me feedback as to what sources they would personally recommend.
The one other book which specifically talks in detail of the practice of Bhagavan’s Self Enquiry is by Sadhu om “The Path of Ramana – Part I” and Michael James “Happiness and The Art of Being”
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Thank you.
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is there any hindi books of his teachings?
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have read who am I ? Maha yoga
Excellent reading
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Sorry Maha yoga
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Thanks for your post. Beautiful books. I think some of the books you list as primary sources are not that great for ‘beginners’ – ie. someone with little knowledge of vedanta or Bhagavan’s teachings. Talks and Letters for example, whilst comprehensive and amazing, are lengthy tomes and the content is not structured. Strictly speaking they are also not primary sources – ie. not written by Bhagavan himself, and were written by devotees (although they were checked by Bhagavan).
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Be as You Are is the best introductory book I have come across, although I haven’t read all the Arthur Osbourne books. I understand that Bhagavan recommended people who visited the ashram to read “Who Am I?” as an introduction to his teachings? (I think that’s right)
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Reblogged this on Luthar.com.
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Thank you for your post
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The direct handwritten teachings of Ramana are more in his poems, of which Arunachala Aksharamanamalai (Marital Garland of Letters) stands out. The evening parayanams include Upadesa Saram, and Upadesa Undiyar, and they make great reading. Among the books, Living by the Words of Bhagawan by David Godman is a must read and is about the life of Annamalai Swami. It captures certain aspects of Ramana not to be found in other books.
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Every thing that Bhagavan personally wrote or translated is included in the “Collected Works of Ramana Maharshi”. That is why it is mentioned in the “Primary Sources”.
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Beautiful
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The books recommended are gems.
But for newcomers?
I will recommend only one book.
“The path of Ramana’ by Sadhu Om Swami
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Thank you for your sharing.
I will take some time to read some of these books.
I was especially interested in “Letters From Sri Ramanasramama”.
About newcomers or not. the most important thing is the surrender and the devotion to yourSelf.
To the absolute. No matter which book they read. Open your heart and manonasa will arrive.
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Superb sir. I reqd the complete Article today. What a service by you !!!..
Ramana Maharshi Blesses you for sure.
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Dear Dr. Harsha,
Very nice to see your site and your recommendations, all the books recommended above are gems to push the reader on to the “Direct Path” of Self-Inquiry by the greatest Advaita Master of this age, Sri Bhagavan Raman Maharshi. However, I was a liitle dissappointed not to find the name of the book “Maharshi’s Gospel” in the Recommended Primary Sources of Sri Bhavan Ramana’s teachings which is actually a diary of his enlightened Polish disciple Maurice Frydman who did not even bother to mention his name as writer or editor of the book!
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