Who Am I? Sri Ramana Maharshi Words of Grace Who am I ? Who Am I ? EVERY living being longs always to be happy, untainted by sorrow; and everyone has the greatest love for himself, which is solely due […]
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A Squirrel’s Tale
A Squirrel’s Tale Do you know how much liberty our brother squirrel has with Bhagavan? Two or three years back, there used to be one very active and mischievous fellow amongst the squirrels. One day it so happened that when […]
Women in Scriptures and Teachings of Sag...
Women in Scriptures and Teachings of Sages In general, whenever I wanted to refer to a Scripture or the Teachings of a Great Sage of India, for spiritual or practical guidance, I always found that women were given the least […]
Let the purpose fulfill itself
Let the purpose fulfill itself The Purpose will fulfill itself Mr. M. Oliver Lacombe, a middle-aged Frenchman who was on a visit to India being delegated by the Institute of Indian Civilisation of the University of Paris, came here […]
Mind is Turbulent, how to control it?
Mind is Turbulent, how to control it? Talks with Ramana Maharshi In a conversation with an Andhra visitor, Sri Bhagavan quoted: Asamsayam mahabaho mano durnigraham chalam Abhyasena tu kaunteya vairagyena cha grihyate Bhagavad Gita, Ch. VI, 35 Without doubt, O […]
Some kind of grief or another
Some kind of grief or another Mr. T. Raghaviah, retired Diwan of Pudukottah State Mr. Raghaviah: Men of the world that we are, we have some kind of grief or another and do not know how to get over it. […]
Practice and Dispassion succeed graduall...
Practice and Dispassion succeed only gradually Mr. B. C. Das asked why the mind cannot be turned inward in spite of repeated attempts. M.: It is done by practice and dispassion and that succeeds only gradually. The mind, having been […]
King Sikhidvaja and Queen Chudala
King Sikhidvaja and Queen Chudala Sages are not deluded by the possession of occult powers Maharshi Self-Realisation may be accompanied by occult powers or it may not be. If the person had sought such powers before Realisation, he may […]
The SELF within waits for you
The SELF within waits for you D.: You often say, ‘ the whole world exists not without you’, ‘ everything depends upon you, ‘ what is there without you ? ‘ etc. This is really baffling. The world was […]
Give up my business for Vedanta?
Give up my business for Vedanta? Day by Day with Bhagavan Diary of Devaraja Mudaliar March 16, 1945 Morning A visitor: Should I give up my business and take to reading books on Vedanta? Bhagavan: If the objects have an independent […]
If Divine, why Regrets?
If Divine, why Regrets? A middle-aged Andhra visitor asked: D.: A man is said to be divine. Why then does he have regrets? M.: Divinity refers to the essential nature. The regrets are of Prakriti. D.: How is one to […]
