SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Repro Knowledgcast Ltd
- By : Y. Keshava Menon
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2015
- Pages : 172
- Weight : 180 gm
- Size : 5.1 x 0.4 x 7.8 inches
- ISBN-10: 817224214X
- ISBN-13: 978-8172242145
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New Enlarged Edition Though he is considered one of the foremost of India's philosophers, Shankara is also one of the most misunderstood. Much of the misunderstanding of Shankara's position may be due to the absence of a lucid presentation of his life and works in a comprehensive and readable form. This short monograph is an attempt to meet that need for the benefit of those who have no previous acquaintance with philosophy. Shankara was one of the most subtle of Indian philosophers, and though for him intellectual dexterity was not an end in itself, the reader will find some reasoning worthy of his steel in the following pages.
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Om Books International
- By : Swami Vivekananda
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2017
- Pages : 655
- Weight : 550 gm
- Size : 7.8 x 1.5 x 5.2 inches
- ISBN-10: 9352762851
- ISBN-13: 978-9352762859
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“The grandest idea in the religion of the Vedanta is that we may reach the same goal by different paths; and these paths I have generalised into four, viz. those of work, love, psychology and knowledge. But you must, at the same time, remember that these divisions are not very marked and quite exclusive of each other. Each blends into the other. But according to the type which prevails, we name the divisions. It is not that you can find men who have no other faculty than that of work, nor that you can find men who are no more than devoted worshippers only, nor that there are men who have no more than mere knowledge. These divisions are made in accordance with the type or the tendency that may be seen to prevail in a man. We have found that, in the end, all these four paths converge and become one. All religions and all methods of work and worship lead us to one and the same goal.”
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Manjul Publishing House
- By : Swami Nikhilananda (Author), Dhan Gopal Mukerji (Author)
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2015
- Pages : 343
- Weight : 390 gm
- Size : 7.9 x 5.5 x 1.6 inches
- ISBN-10: 9381506671
- ISBN-13: 978-9381506677
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An inspiring in depth look at the nineteenth century Godman of India and Prophet of Harmony Sri Ramakrishna one of the greatest spiritual personalities of our time is widely recognized as the Prophet of the Harmony of Religions After perfecting the practice of several religions including Christianity Islam and various traditions ofHinduism he declared As many faiths so many paths For the first time two classic biographies Dhan Gopal Mukerji s The Face of Silence 1926 and Swami Nikhilananda s Sri Ramakrishna 1942 are brought together to provide a fuller understanding of the life and spiritual significance of Sri Ramakrishna as well as the systems of Indian religious thought intimately connected with him Pairing legend with fact memory with history this unique volume including an Introduction to Sri Ramakrishna s God consciousness by Swami Adiswarananda succeeds in intimately examining the teachings of Sri Ramakrishna and conveying the true story of this great mystic whose
leaping flame of spiritual realization continues to influence the modern spiritual search
About the Author
Swami Nikhilananda is known as a notable monk of the Ramakrishna order. He has authored several other books including The Upanishads, The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, Life of Sri Ramakrishna, Holy Mother, Religion and World Fellowship, Essence of Hinduism, Mandukya Upanishad and SelfKnowledge etc. He was born in 1895 and was a direct disciple of Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi. During his lifetime, he introduced the teachings of Yoga and Vedanta to the West. He is known for penning down translations of the Indian spiritual literature. In 1933, he laid down the foundation of the RamakrishnaVivekananda Center of New York and worked as its spiritual leader until his death.
Dhan Gopal Mukerji is a lecturer and a prolific author. His other popular works include Gay Neck: The Story of a Pigeon, LaylaMajnu, Caste and Outcaste, Sandhya, A Son of Mother India Answers, Visit India With Me, The Song of God, My Brother's Face, Devotional Passages from the Hindu Bible and many more.Born on 6th July 1890, he was among those earlier individuals who left India for America. He completed his
education from the University of Calcutta in India, the University of California, Berkeley and Stanford and the University of Tokyo in Japan.
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Sterling Publishers
- By : Vinny Chitluri
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2022
- Pages : 215
- Weight : 280 gm
- Size : 7.87 x 5.51 x 1.57 inches
- ISBN-10 : 8120798597
- ISBN-13 : 978-8120798595
DESCRIPTION:
In the first part of this book, the intrinsic, profound meaning of the eleven promises is given, replete with leelas and verses from the Shri Sai Satcharita. The second part of the book offers the 'Gems of Baba's Wisdom.'
Specification:
- Publisher : Yoga Publication Trust
- by : Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2013
- Pages : 77
- Weight : 250 gm.
- Size : 9.1 x 5.8 x 0.4 inches
- ISBN-10: 9381620385
- ISBN-13: 978-9381620380
Description:
“Our vision of yoga is ‘yoga as a subject of life’. This vision was conceived by Swami Sivananda and it was given a definite form and shape by Swami Satyananda. We are the experimenters and practitioners of that yoga. Today, from my experience, I can say that yoga is not a method by which one can attain self-realization, but it is the method by which one can appreciate and worship life and the opportunities that life presents to each one of us The theme of the satsangs Swamiji gave in February 2011 al Ganga Darshan Vishwa Yoga Peeth was the development of Satyananda Yoga. Going back to ancient times and tracing the evolution of yoga, Swamiji presented the roots of Satyananda Yoga. He provided an understanding of yoga from a wide perspective: as worship of life and as a sadhana to rediscover and enhance the qualities of one’s nature. Recounting the life and teachings of Swami Sivananda and Swami Satyananda, Swamiji described the transformative role of Bihar School of Yoga in the pages of history.
Specification:
- Publisher : Yoga Publication Trust
- by : Swami Satyananda Saraswati
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2014
- Pages : 213
- Weight : 500 gm.
- Size : 5.5 x 0.4 x 8.5 inches
- ISBN-10: 9381620970
- ISBN-13: 978-9381620977
Description:
Bihar School of Yoga: The Vision of a Sage tells the story of Swami Satyananda Saraswati's life as a spiritual seeker while serving his guru and the ensuing years of fulfilling his guru's mandate " to spread yoga from door to door and shore to shore".
Specification:
- Publisher : Yoga Publication Trust
- by : Bihar School Of Yoga
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2017
- Pages : 16
- Weight : 100 gm.
- ISBN-10: B07KK41TS7
- ISBN-13: 9788100000376
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Specification:
- Publisher : Sri Ramanasramam
- by : Sri Ramana Maharshi and N.R.Narayana Aiyer
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2012
- Pages : 77
- Weight : 310gm.
- Size : 21.3 x 14 x 1.3 cm
- ISBN-10: 8182881528
- ISBN-13: 978-8182881525
Description:
It helps a sadhaka to conduct self-enquiry as taught by Ramana Maharshi being a manual of maha yoga. It makes one adept in gaining atma vidya or self-knowledge adopting easy means. It guides one to make an inward journey.
The slim book is indeed a gem,a boon for sadhakas of self-enquiry as taught by Bhagavan Ramana.Written in 1962 by a devotee who was for many years in the Presence of Ramana and earnestly practiced his teachings,this book a first-class sadhakas' manual,anticipates every question that is apt to arise in the mind of the practicant and answers them all in Bhagavan's own words,mostly culled from Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi. Every sentence in this book,written in an utterly,simple,direct,clear,unpretentious language,comes out of the author's own sadhana and experience of Bhagavan's teaching.After reading this hard-to-put down down book..the reader is sure to be convinced that Atma Vidya,Self knowledge,as Ramana has assured us is easy indeed easy.However Ramana has stipulated ..One has to go Inward and investigate the source of I with a pure mind. This book tells us in Bhagavan's words how to purify and thus still our mind s the inevitable prelude to the dawn of Self Realization and how the obstacle of vasanas can surely be surmounted by sashaka's sincere,meticulous, sadhana which
Specification:
- Publisher : Sri Ramanasramam
- by : Arthur Osborne
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2002
- Pages : 211
- Weight : 470gm.
- Size : 14 x 1.5 x 21.5 cm
- ISBN-10: 8188018155
- ISBN-13: 978-8188018154
Description:
It brings forth the teachings of Ramana Maharshi through a selection from his dialogues amd written works. In other words, it is a compendium of the sage’s instructions.
About the Author
Arthur Osborne (1906-70) was one of the most well known of the devotees of Raman Maharshi.He is particularly well known for his work as founder Editor of THE MOUNTAIN PATH,the spiritual journal published bySRI RAMANASRAMAM.He was it's Editor till1970.An Oxford graduate in history,he was on the faculty of Chulalongkon University in Bangkok,Siam.He was interned for sometime in the 1940's by the Japanese (during came to India in 1945--straight to World War II).After release and evacuation in 1945,he came to India--straight to the Ashram of Maharshi.His family members were living there ,already.He sought refuge at the feet of Maharshi and became an ardent devotee.So did the family members. Author Osborne is the Editor of The Collected Works of Ramana Maharshi.Another popular work of his is Ramana Maharshi and the Path of Self-knowledge.He has many other works to his credit.
Specification:
- Publisher : Sri Ramanasramam
- by : Sri Muruganar and Prof K. Swaminathan (Translator)
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 1990
- Pages : 252
- Weight : 520gm.
- Size : 22.6 x 14.7 x 1.8 cm
- ISBN-10: 8182880815
- ISBN-13: 978-8182880818
Description:
This book focuses the light on what the Maharshi said regardless of when or why he said it, and the sayings are strung together in amanner which is intellectually satisfing.
Specification:
- Publisher : Sri Ramanasramam
- by : Ramana Maharshi
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2002
- Pages : 318
- Weight : 600gm.
- Size : 7.6 x 6.4 x 5.4 inches
- ISBN-10: 8188018066
- ISBN-13: 978-8188018062
Description:
This work contains all the inspired compositons of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi, in poetry and prose, along with translations from the Advaitic texts that he considered to be the most direct teachings for the attainment of the Supreme State of Realization. Altogether they represent a clear, direct guide for seekers of truth, whether they follow the path of Bhakti (devotion) or Jnana (knowledge).
The Thirteenth Edition has just been released.A few additions of prominent disciples have been added but most of the pages still remain Arthur Osborne's. Ramana was a silent Teacher, if there was one. It would be more appropriate to call him the Silent One, for teaching denotes duality, the teacher and taught, while Ramana was, as a devotee wrote, the Pure Non-dual Essence. His most direct and profound teaching was transmitted in silence. However, how many were there that could immediately hear or experience the unspoken, the unwritten word? Devotees and visitors asked questions and out of his boundless compassion Bhagavan answered them in his own inimitable way, as the following excerpts will show. It was in 1911 that the first westerner, Frank Humphreys, then a policeman stationed in India, discovered Sri Ramana and wrote articles about him which were first published in The International Psychic Gazette in 1913. However, Sri Ramana only became relatively well known in and out of India after 1934 when Paul Brunton, having first visited Sri Ramana in January 1931, published the book A Search in Secret India, which became very popular. Resulting visitors included Paramahansa Yogananda, Somerset Maugham (whose 1944 novel The Razor's Edge models its spiritual guru after Sri Ramana), Mercedes de Acosta, Julian P. Johnson, and Arthur Osborne. Sri Ramana's relative fame spread throughout the 1940s. However, even as his fame spread, Sri Ramana was noted for his belief in the power of silence and his relatively sparse use of speech, as well as his lack of concern for fame or criticism.His lifestyle remained that of a renunciate. This work contains almost everything written by Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi. His inspired compositions, and a number of translations from ancient Advaitic texts, representing the essence of his teachings. They fall into two categories--those which exemplify the path of surrender through love and devotion to the Divine, and those which are more doctrinal. The first group includes the Five Hymns to Sri Arunachala of which the first poem, The Marital Garland Of Letters "is among the most profound and moving poems in any language" and expresses the attitude of the soul aspiring for union with God. Sri Bhagavan has affirmed that seekers who study these works are certain to attain the bliss of liberation.
Editorial Reviews
The words of this sage still flame out in my memory like beacon of lights. "I pluck golden fruit from rare meetings with wise men" wrote Trans-Atlantic Emerson in his diary, and it is certain that I plucked whole basketfuls during my meetings with this man. Our best Philosophers of Europe could not hold a candle to him... --Paul Brunton in his famous book :In Search Of Secret India
About the Author
Sri Ramana Maharshi (December 30, 1879- April 14, 1950), born Venkataraman Iyer, was an Indian sage. He was born to a Tamil-speaking Brahmin family in Tiruchuzhi, Tamil Nadu. After having attained liberation at the age of 16, he left home for Arunachala, a mountain considered sacred by Hindus, at Tiruvannamalai, and lived there for the rest of his life. Arunachala is located in Tamil Nadu, South India. Although born a Brahmin, after having attained moksha he declared himself an "Atiasrami", a Sastraic state of unattachment to anything in life and beyond all caste restrictions.Sri Ramana maintained that the purest form of his teachings was the powerful silence which radiated from his presence and quieted the minds of those attuned to it. He gave verbal teachings only for the benefit of those who could not understand his silence.His verbal teachings were said to flow from his direct experience of Consciousness (Atman) as the only existing reality. When asked for advice, he recommended self-enquiry as the fastest path to moksha. Though his primary teaching is associated with Non-dualism, Advaita Vedanta, and Jnana yoga, he recommended Bhakti to those he saw were fit for it, and gave his approval to a variety of paths and practices. Family Background Sri Ramana was born in a village called Tiruchuli near Madurai in Tamil Nadu, South India on Arudra Darshanam day, into an orthodox Hindu Tamil (Iyer) family, the second of four children of Sundaram Iyer (1845-1892) and Azhagammal (?-1922), and named Venkataraman at birth. His siblings were Nagaswamy (1877-1900), Nagasundaram (1886-1953) and sister Alamelu (1891/92-1953). Venkataraman's father was a respected pleader.[6] [edit] Childhood Venkataraman seemed a normal child with no apparent signs of future greatness. He was popular, good at sports, very intelligent but lazy at school, indulged in an average amount of mischief, and showed little religious interest. He did have a few unusual traits. When he slept, he went into such a deep state of unconsciousness that his friends could physically assault his body without waking him up. He also had an extraordinary amount of luck. In team games, whichever side he played for always won. This earned him the nickname 'Tangakai', which means 'golden hand'[7]. When Venkataraman was about 11, his father sent him to live with his paternal uncle Subbaiyar in Dindigul because he wanted his sons to be educated in English so they would be eligible to enter government service and only Tamil was taught at the village school in Tiruchuzhi. In 1891, when his uncle was transferred to Madurai, Venkataraman and his older brother Nagaswami moved with him.
Specification:
- Publisher : Sri Ramanasramam
- by : Arthur Osborne & Prof. G.V. Kulkarni
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2012
- Pages : 340
- Weight : 550gm.
- Size : 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
- ISBN-10: 8182881587
- ISBN-13: 978-8182881587
Description:
Bhagavan would quote and comment on the Bhagavad Gita when speaking to devotees. Among the many references to the Gita in the Ashram literature, the following is characteristic of Bhagavan's insight in to this great scripture.
The Bhagavad Gita is an episode in one of India's two great epic poems,the Mahabharata.This is a vast work,many times longer than the Homeric poems.It contains a wealth of mythology and much religious and ethical teaching but is mainly centred around the quarrel between the Pandavas and Kauravas culminating in the battle of Kurukshetra. The book has Sanskrit Text,English Transliteration and English Translation.
About the Author
Arthur Osborne (1906 1970) was an English writer on spirituality and mysticism, and an influential disciple and biographer of Ramana Maharshi. When one of Osborne's books, Ramana Maharshi and The Path of Self Knowledge, was first published in 1954, it contained a foreword from Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, at that time vice president of India.[1] From 1964, Osborne served as the founding editor of Mountain Path, a journal published by Ramanasramam, the ashram founded by the devotees of Ramana Maharshi. Osborne has also been a biographer of Shirdi Sai Baba, another saint-fakir, who lived a humble life in a masjid at Shirdi. During his life time Ramana Maharshi directed several disciples to go to Shirdi as Sai Baba was their guru. Prominent among them was B.V.Narasimha Swami who was also a biographer of Ramana Maharshi and spent a considerable time at Ramana Ashram at the lotus feet of Ramana Maharshi. .
Specification:
- Publisher : Sri Ramanasramam
- by : Munagala Venkataramana
- Cover : Hardcover
- Language : English
- Edition : 2003
- Pages : 724
- Weight : 980gm.
- Size : 8.9 x 5.8 x 1.4 inches
- ISBN-10: 8188018082
- ISBN-13: 978-8188018086
Description:
Sri Ramana Maharshi’s teaching – self-enquiry – is the core of this work. Sri Ramana gave answers to many a question from his devotees and visitors reflecting his philosophy and teaching. He did even answer questions from various other faiths with warmth and compassion, typical to his core nature.
Editorial Reviews
This is not a book to be lightly read and laid aside;it is bound to prove to be an unfailing guide to increasing numbers of pilgrims to the Light Everlasting.Despite the fact that the great Sage of Arunachala taught for the most part through silence,he did instruct through speech also,and that too,lucidly,without baffling and beclouding the minds of his listeners.One would wish that every word that he uttered had been preserved for posterity.But we have to be thankful for what little of the utterances has been put on record.Sri Ramana's central teachng is:Self-inquiry.Instead of wanting to know this and that,seek to know the Self.Ask'Who Am I?' instead of asking about hundred other things.Self-inquiry ought to be the easiest of all tasks.But it seems to be the most difficult because we have become strangers to our Self.What one has to do is simple..to abide as the Self.This is the ultimate truth.This is one's eternal,natural,inherent state.Sri Ramana's teachings found in the "Talks"will bring hope to everyone.No one need think that he is beyond the pale of redemption. --Dr..T.M.P.Mahadevan
Specification:
- Publisher : Sri Ramanasramam
- by : K. Lakshmana Sarma
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2006
- Pages : 333
- Weight : 540gm.
- Size : 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
- ISBN-10: 8182880580
- ISBN-13: 978-8182880580
Description:
This Sanskrit composition provides an identity to Vedantic/Upanishadic teachings and their path to self-realization as expounded by Sri Shankara with Sri Ramana Maharshi’s teachings and realization.
Sri Ramana Paravidyopanishad is Vedanta Saram,the Supreme Science of the Self as taught by Sri Ramana Maharshi.It contains the Sanskrit text,English translation and commentary. It is a poetic work in Sanskrit containing of 701 Verses composed in metifluous Upajati Metre. Translated by a close devotee of almost the same age of the Maharshi,this English version is a must for every student of Sri Ramana Maharshi s teachings. May the community of Sadhakas be enlightened by going thrugh this exalted work and understanding and practising the Teachings contained in it.The Author Sarma s Translations and explanations,which are short and to the point,will enable the readers to comprehend fully the teachings. Talking of Sri Ramana Maharshi the famous author British Paul Brunton has the following to say: The words of this Sage still flame out in my memory like beacon lights. I pluck golden fruit from rare meetings with wise men, wrote trans-Atlantic Emerson in his diary,and it is certain that I plucked whole basketfuls during my talks with this man.Our best philosophers could not hold a candle to him....
Specification:
- Publisher : Sri Ramanasramam
- by : G.V. Subbaramayya
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2014
- Pages : 242
- Weight : 500gm.
- Size : 8.3 x 5.1 x 0.9 inches
- ISBN-10: 8188018678
- ISBN-13: 978-8188018673
Description:
It introduce the many spiritual facts of Ramana Maharshi from a devotee’s perspective and experiences.
Specification:
- Publisher : Sri Ramanasramam
- by : Pingali Surya Sundaram
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2004
- Pages : 317
- Weight : 500gm.
- Size : 8.3 x 5.1 x 1.2 inches
- ISBN-10: 8182880009
- ISBN-13: 978-8182880009
Description:
This is one of the biographies of Ramana Maharshi. It portrays many rare incidents That are not features in other biographics. There are many rare incidents in this work that are not to be found in the other biographies.
The words of this sage,Sri Ramana Maharshi still flame out in my memory like beacon lights."I pluck golden fruit from rare meetings with wise men" wrote Emerson in his diary,and it is certain that I plucked whole basketfuls during my talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi.Our best philosophers of Europe could not hold a candle to him.. --Paul Brunton This introduction by Paul Brunton should induce any seeker to understand Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi. This book was first published in Telugu language in the year 1936.This was one of the three biographies of Sri Bhagavan published during his bodily life time.Perused and corrected prsonally by the great sage himself this book is a must for every follower of Sri Ramana Maharshi.
Specification:
- Publisher : Sri Ramanasramam
- by : Sri Vasishta Ganapati Muni (Author)
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2011
- Pages : 170
- Weight : 450gm.
- Size : 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.7 inches
- ISBN-10: 818801818X
- ISBN-13: 978-8188018185
Description:
It embodies the teachings of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi, which has been hailed tole on the same level as the most famous ancient works of a like nature, is, however, unique in the treatment of its subject-matter meeting all the needs of the modern enquirer, clearing his doubts and in some parts of the subject entering into minute details. It is particularly unique in its stressing of the Heart and of the method of mind-control. Above all, the Teacher has drawn on his own experience and thus placed the seal of certainty upon the teachings.
This latest edition of this important book incorporates, for the first time, besides the Sanskrit text and English translation, English transliteration of the Sanskrit text and Tamil translation.
Sri Ramana Gita,composed by Sri Kavyakantha Ganapati Muni,embodying the teachings of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi,which has been hailed to be on the same level as the most ancient works of a like nature,is however,unique in the treatment of it's subject-matter meeting all the needs of contemporary enquirer,clearing his doubts and in some parts of the subject entering into minute details.It is particularly unique in it's stressing of the Heart and of the method of mind control.Above all,the Teacher has drawn on his own experience and thus placed the seal of certainty upon the teachings. This latest edition of this important book incorporates,for the first time,besides the Sanskrit text and English translation,English transliteration of the Sanskrit text and Tamil translation. This latest Edition of this important book incorporates,for the first time,besides the Sanskrit text and English translation,English transliteration of the Sanskrit text and Tamil translation.
Specification:
- Publisher : Sri Ramanasramam
- by : B.V. Narasimha Swami
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2017
- Pages : 50
- Weight : 280gm.
- ISBN-10: 818288120X
- ISBN-13: 978-8182881204
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This conversational, question and answer form book is an exquisite English rendition of Bhagavan Ramana’s teachings in Sanskrit verse form. This helps one understand the teachings and philosophy of Saint Ramana in a subtle form.
Specification:
- Publisher : Sri Ramanasramam
- by : B.V. Narasimha Swami
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2002
- Pages : 324
- Weight : 620gm.
- Size : 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
- ISBN-10: 8188225746
- ISBN-13: 978-8188225743
Description:
This book chronicles Ramana Maharshi's life and explains his teachings also it sketches a lot-about the sage's early life.
The spiritual world can not but be grateful to the Author,for this work is the first biography of Sri Ramana Maharshi,one of the greatest sages to walk on earth.First published in 1931 when the sage was living in the body,this book has seen several editions and adorns the bookshelf of countless spiritual leaders.
The special feature of this edition is tht it incorporates the contents of the first editon as well as subseqeqent ones.The original edition brought out in 1931 had twenty seven chapters but this edition has additonal two chapters with material drawn from the subsequent editons,
S.S.Cohen,an eminent devotee,has recorded in his epilogue very important events such as Maha Nirvana of Sri Bhagavan and subsequent events or developments in the Ashram.
About the Author
B.V.Narasimha Swami,the author is one of the first few inmates of the Ashram.He did the greatest service to the devotees world over by publishing this book in 1931 taking great pains to collect the data from several sources and several places.This is perhaps the most read book on the great Sage.
Specification:
- Publisher : Sri Ramanasramam
- by : Kapila Sastriar
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2006
- Pages : 180
- Weight : 430gm.
- Size : 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
- ISBN-10: 8188018694
- ISBN-13: 978-8188018697
Description:
In this book Kapali has compiled not only his English translation of Sat-Darshana and his Bhashya, but also his recorded conversations with Sri Ramana. These "Talks" cover the full range of the Maharshi's teaching and prepare the ground for cultivating a deep insight into Sri Ramana Maharshi's seminal teachings in the form of forty verses.
Sat-Darshana is Vasishta Ganapati Muni s inspired Sanskrit translation of Sri Ramana Mharshi s Ulladu Narpadu (Forty Verses on Reality). Kapali Sastriar,a close disciple and scholar-sadhaka of the highest order,has elucidated with clarity and profundity the meaning of these verses in his Sanskrit Bhashya (commentary). In this book Sastriar has compiled not only his English translation of Sat-Darshana and his Bhashya,but also his recorded conversations with Sri Ramana.These Talks cover the full range of the Maharshi s teaching and prepare the ground for cultivating a deep insight into Sri Ramana maharshi s seminal teachings in the form of forty verses. Talking of Sri Ramana Maharshi the famous author and biographer Paul Brunton has the following to say: The words of this Sage still flame out in my memory like beacon lights. I pluck golden fruit from rare meetings with wise men, wrote trans-Atlantic Emerson in his diary,and it is certain that I plucked whole basketfuls during my talks with this man.Our best philosophers could not hold a candle to him....
About the Author
Sri Kapali Sasriar was one of the greatest Sanskrit scholars and his close association with both Sri Ramana Maharshi and his contemporary Sri Aurobindo helped him to bring out many classics both in Sanskrit and English
Specification:
- Publisher : Sri Ramanasramam
- by : S. S. Cohen
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 1990
- Pages : 193
- Weight : 440gm.
- Size : 7.2 x 4.8 x 0.8 inches
- ISBN-10: 8188018384
- ISBN-13: 978-8188018383
Description:
It comprehensively represents the salient teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi and classifies them in separate chapters under subjects most pertinent to the earnest seeker of truth. Its contents helps one tread the path taught and lived by the sage himself.
"How to avoid misery?".The Master answers:"Has misery a shape?Misery is only an unwanted thought.The mind is not strong enough to resist it.It can be strengthened by worship of God."
A book containing such pearls of wisdom could be recorded only by a devotee like S.S.Cohen. A "must read" for any devotee of Sri Ramana Maharshi.
About the Author
S.S.Cohen,Paul Brunton,Arthur Osborne and many other Western seekers had no hesitation in becoming profound devotees of Sri Ramana Maharshi.Many like Cohen decided to settle down at Tiruvannamalai.He has authored many other books,"Guru Ramana" being one of his other most read book.
Specification:
- Publisher : Sri Ramanasramam
- by : Arthur Osborne
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2002
- Pages : 253
- Weight : 510gm.
- Size : 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
- ISBN-10: 8188018112
- ISBN-13: 978-8188018116
Description:
It is an account of the life and teaching of Sri Ramana Maharshi, which has a special relevance to our age with its dominant mood of wistful reluctant skepticism as Dr S. Radhakrishnan observes. It also outlines Hinduism based on the Indian scriptures, which is essentially spiritualSri Ramana Gita without ceasing to be rational and ethical.
The author has packed into this small volume all of the essential information relating to the teachings of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi(1879-1950),the great Indian sage. The life of Sri Ramana Mahrshi fills us us with wonder.As a teenager,hardly seventeen,he realised the self through a spontaneous act of Self-enquiry without any conscious effort on his part,or any trainining imparted by a teacher. He left his home in 1896,came to Arunachala (Tiruvannamalai)where he lived as an all-renouncing sage,in a state of continuous self-absorption for a period of fifty four years until his mahanirvana in 1950. The instructions given by Sri Raman to his early devotees are all portrayed by the author.They have a lasting value.Also included are Paul Brunton's experiences. Sri Maharshi's message is that self-knowledge is not something to be acquired afresh.It is only becoming aware of one's own natural state of Pure Being,through self-enquiry. The spirit of this simple but profound message has been captured by the author in his presentation.
About the Author
Arthur Osborne(1906-70) was an ardent devotee of Sri Ramana Maharshi and particularly well known as the Founder Editor of the Mountain Path, the spiritual journal of Sri Ramanasramam. An Oxford scholar, he was on the faculty of Chulaongkon University in Bangkok, Siam, before he came to India in 1945 and had his darshan of Maharshi.
He is the Editor of The collected works of Ramana Maharshi and Author of Teachings of Bhagwan Sri Ramana Maharshi in His Own Words and other works.
Specification:
- Publisher : Sri Ramanasramam
- by : T. M. P. Mahadevan
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 1999
- Pages : 182
- Weight : 540gm.
- Size : 5.5 x 8.5 inches
- ISBN-10: 8188018279
- ISBN-13: 978-8188018277
Description:
Taking cue from the Ulladu Narpadu and its supplement written by Ramana Maharshi, this book reflects on the sage’s philosophy of existence. It is considered as the quintessential scripture of Ramana Maharshi.
"Under whatever name we worship It,It leads us on to knowledge of the nameless,formless Absolute.
Yet to see one's Self in the Absolute,to subside into it and be one with it,this is the true knowledge of the truth."
This is a typical translation by the Author of the Tamil original verse,Ulladu narpadu (Forty Verses of Existence) authored by Sri Ramana Maharshi.Sri Ramana hardly contributed any writings and probably this is the only major work.His Philosophy and Spirituality were more expounded by clearing the doubts of devotees by way of Questions and Answers.
About the Author
Dr.T.M.P.Mahadevan was Director,Centre of Advanced Study in Philosophy University of Madras.Tasmilnadu.South India.He has authored many books focussed mainly on exposition of Indian Scriptures and Eastern Philosophy.
Specification:
- Publisher : Sri Ramanasramam
by : V. Ganesan
Cover : Paperback
Language : English
Edition : 2013
Pages : 56
Weight : 360gm.
ISBN-10: 8182881811
ISBN-13: 978-8182881815
Description:
It is a pictorial presentation with acecdotes from Bhagavan Ramana’s life.
In the 1980’s, the monthly journal brought out by Ramana Maharshi Centre for Learning, Bangalore, The Ramana Way, published a series of anecdotes from the life of Sri Bhagavan and reminiscences of Old Devotees, under the title: Purushottama Ramana. Its author, V. Ganesan, has had the unenviable golden opportunity of staying close to those elderly devotees of Sri Bhagavan, who had dedicated their lives at the sacred feet of the Great Master; and recording those precious gems. This series later was brought out in book form under the same title: Purushottama Ramana. The Editor of The Ramana Way, Kumari Sarada, aptly wrote in her Preface: “Our readers would eagerly await the fresh anecdote about Bhagavan Ramana in every issue, penned by V. Ganesan’s vivid narrative style. He chose the verses of the eighteenth chapter of Sri Ramana Gita as points of reference, based on the description of the Master’s Glory in these verses by Kavyakantha Ganapati Muni. Some incidents, narrated by him, bring tears to the eyes, others humble our pride and present the might, the majesty of Sri Ramana.” The uniqueness of the book is that every anecdote is followed by a captivating blow-up photo of Sri Bhagavan. Infinite indeed is the beauty of each picture – the gentle smile, the majestic glance, the indrawn silence, the tender compassion! May the reader be showered with the Grace and Blessings of Sri Bhagavan, is our humble prayer to Him.