Ramana Maharshi & His Teachings
All posts about Ramana Maharshi & His teachings, in English and across all categories, are presented here. They are displayed in ascending order by creation date (oldest first).
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...
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...
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...
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...
Practice and Dispassion succeed gradually
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...
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...
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...
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...
Women in Scriptures and Teachings of Sages
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...
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...
Who Am I ?
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...
What is the Mind ?
What is the Mind ? Sri Ramana Maharshi Words of Grace Who am I ? What is the Mind ? If the mind, which is the instrument of knowledge and...
How to quieten the Mind ?
How to quieten the Mind ? The first and foremost of all the thoughts that arise in the mind is the primal ‘I’-thought. It is only after the rise or...
What is Solitude?
What is Solitude? What is Solitude? Mr. Evans-Wentz: Is solitude necessary for a Jnani? M.: Solitude is in the mind of man. One might be in the thick of the...
Greatest Help to Humanity
Greatest Help to Humanity Mr. Evans-Wentz: D.: They say that there are many saints in Tibet who remain in solitude and are still very helpful to the world. How can...
Sacred Mantra cannot be taken casually
Sacred Mantra cannot be taken casually Talks With Ramana Maharshi Talk 8 A Devotee asked Maharshi: D.: “Can anyone get any benefit by repeating sacred syllables (mantras) picked up casually?...
Drop the habit of thinking unnecessarily
Drop the habit of thinking unnecessarily Concentration is not thinking one thing. It is, on the other hand, putting off all other thoughts which obstruct the vision of our true...
Go the way you came
Go the way you came On another occasion an Andhra youth came and said, “Swami having a great desire for moksha (deliverance) and anxious to know the way thereto, I...
