Vivekachudamani As Translated by Sri Ramana Maharshi The first ever published Work of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi is His Tamil prose translation of Sri Adi Sankaracharya’s Vivekachudamani in 1908. In the introduction to this work, Bhagavan pointed out that Sri Sankaracharya offered this short treatise for ardent seekers. Vivekachudamani serves as an elegant commentary on the […]
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Category: Self-Enquiry
What is Self-Enquiry? How to do it? (5)
What is Self-Enquiry? How to do it? (5) ~~~~~~~~ Talk 244. M.: The sense of body is a thought; the thought is of the mind, the mind rises after the ‘I-thought’, the ‘I-thought’ is the root thought. If that is held, the other thoughts will disappear. There will then be no body, no mind, not […]
What is Self Enquiry? How to do it? (1)
What is Self Enquiry? How to do it? (1) Excerpts from Ramana Maharshi’s Teachings. ~~~~~~~~~ Words of Grace Who am I ? All scriptures without any exception proclaim that for attaining Salvation, the mind should be subdued; and once one knows that control of the mind is their final aim, it is futile to make […]
What is Self-Enquiry? How to do it? (4)
What is Self-Enquiry? How to do it? (4) Talk 322. A cultured lady, daughter of a well-known solicitor of Madras asked: What should one do in order to remain free from thoughts as advised by you? Is it only the enquiry “Who am I?” M.: Only to remain still. Do it and see. D.: It […]
What is Self-Enquiry? How to do it? (2)
What is Self-Enquiry? How to do it? (2) Excerpts from “Talks with Ramana Maharshi” ~~~~~~~~ Talk 25. Devotee: Who am I? How is it to be found? Maharshi: Ask yourself the question. The body and its functions are not ‘I’. Going deeper, the mind and its functions are not ‘I’. The next step takes on to the question. […]
What is Self-Enquiry? How to do it? (3)
What is Self-Enquiry? How to do it? (3) Excerpts from “Talks with Ramana Maharshi” ~~~~~~~~ Talk 532. D.: Is there no way of escape from the miseries of the world? M.: There is only one way and that consists in not losing sight of one’s Self under any circumstances. To enquire “Who am I?” is the […]
