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 […]
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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 […]







