Shakespeare’s plays are known for their preamble. It kindles the curiosity of the reader with regard to the happenings. In Macbeth, the minister sees three angels. The three angels foretell that he
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Nibbles
Message about India
Message To American Friends, September 1925[Gandhiji wrote this message at the request of an American friend who visited him and conveyed an invitation to visit the United States.]It is a privilege
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Eighteen
As per Sanathana Dharma 18 is a holy number. It denotes ‘jaya’(victory) That is why Bhagavat Geetha has 18 chapters, Mahabharata 18 Parvas and Bhagavatham has 18000 Shlokas. Bhagavatham which has
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Arunachala
In India, three places are very famous for Devi – Madurai Meenakshi, Kashi Visalakshi and Kanchi Kamakshi. Sri Seshadri Swamigal who came from Kamakshi’s Kanchi, Sri Ramana who came from
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The Enemy Paradox
The mouse is Lord Ganesha’s vehicle. We often see Lord Ganesha wearing the snake as a belt on his waist. In normal circumstances, the mouse and the snake are deadly enemies ( ‘ahi mooshikavat’
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The reality is the same?
Once a devotee tells Bhagavan Sri Ramana “You say that the world around is a myth and Brahmam is the only reality. I do not agree with you. To me, this world around is reality. I differ from your
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Philosophies – Unity in diversity
While talking about Atma Sakshatkaram or Self-Realisation, Bhagawan Ramana states that to say that you are trying to realize the Self with the help of the mind is like saying that we can see the sun
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Pragmatic Advaita
Once a devotee told Bhagavan Yogi Ramsuratkumar ‘ Bhagavan! You are the only one who can say “I” ‘( the implied meaning being when anyone else uses the word “I” it is merely an expression
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Influence in Buddhism
Sri Gautama Buddha had established a religion which is away from the tenets of Vedic religion, but the various practices like shaving the head, wearing ochre clothes and the establishment of Sanyasa
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Initiation
There are three kinds of ‘diksha’ (initiation). Initiation by touch, initiation by sight and initiation by thought. Ramana Maharishi also speaks of these three ‘dikshas’ in his
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‘GurOstu Mounam Vyakhyanam’
‘GurOstu Mounam Vyakhyanam’ (The Guru preaches through silence) Once, Maha Periyava was given a grand welcome in a city. Lakhs of people had gathered. All of them requested Him to address
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Obeisance
Once Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi’s disciple Sri Kunju Swamigal visited a Mahan, a contemporary of Sri Ramana Maharshi in Tiruvannamalai. That night, Bhagavan asked Sri Kunju Swamigal of his viist.
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