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The Perfect Meeting_Ramana and Ramdas
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. Continue reading
Beloved Arunachala! By Helene Averous
There is a secret
In this mountain
Words cannot capture
The magnificence
Of Arunachala
Something mysterious
Flowing from there. Continue reading
Bhagavan’s Walk With Devotees: By Viswanatha Swami
Editor’s Note about the three characters in the story:
1. Kavyakantha Ganapati Muni was a great yogi and a mystic poet and one of the early devotees of Bhagavan Ramana. Bhagavan and the devotees affectionately referred to him as Nayana.
2. Sri Murunagar is well known to Bhagavan devotees. He was the great poet who came to Bhagavan for the first time bringing a poem he had written to read to Bhagavan. However, upon seeing Bhagavan for the first time, Muruganar could not utter a single word. Bhagavan then took the piece of paper from Muruganar and read his poem. From that point, everything fell away from Muruganar and he became known as Bhagavan’s shadow.
3. Vishwanath Swami who narrates this wonderful story, was the son of Bhagavan’s elder cousin. Now the story as told by Viswanatha Swami. I have made some minor edits for clarity.
Harsh K. Luthar Continue reading
Understanding Bhagavan Ramana’s Teachings: By Alan Jacobs
Introduction
In his seminal Crest Jewel of Discrimination, the Self-realized philosopher, Shankara, spoke of the three high gifts bestowed through the grace of God. Firstly, to be born in a human body, secondly, to aspire to liberation, and thirdly, to be associated with a great sage. Continue reading
Self-inquiry and Surrender: By Dr. Suryanarayana Raju
Bhagavan Ramana
Bhagawan Sri Ramana Maharshi,untill his realization in Madurai, outwardly lead a life of average human being. At his school he is was more interested in games than studies. His performance at school was average. Some of the things noted about Bhagavan are that his sleep was very deep and that he was quite taken by the devotion of the 63 Saivite saints.
At the time of his death experience Sri Ramana did Self-inquiry spontaneously without knowing that it was Self-inquiry. He was witnessing the event of death with full awareness.
Meeting Shiva Shakti Ma at Arunachala: By Helene Averous
I met Shiva Shakti Ma 2 weeks ago in Tiruvanamalai.
When she silently entered the room,
I started crying immediately
I couldn’t stop hearing those words in my mind
“She is so beautiful
She is SO beautiful
Just Grace
Grace
Grace”
When I came into her room
I just fell in tears before even being able to look into her eyes
Bowing down at her feet
Temples and Shrines along Arunachala’s Outer Pradakshina Route. by Richard Clarke
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
SPIRITUAL INSTRUCTIONS – Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi – 1
ॐ ॐ ॐ __/__ ॐ ॐ ॐ
ॐ OAM NAMO BHAGAVATE SRI RAMANAYA ॐ
Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi –
Upadesa Manjari
(Bouquet of Spiritual Instructions) – 1 Continue reading
Guru Vachaka Kovai (verses 14-18) on Guru Purnima
Offered on Guru Poornima by Alan Jacobs
The ocean-girdled maiden Earth’s
Hard, long penance has borne fruit,
Pure Being, glorious Siva Himself,
Embodied in human form as Guru
Ramana of flawless wisdom
Has come to us. Continue reading
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