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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Columns by Devotees
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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Amass or destroy?
Sri Kunju Swamigal was Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi’s ardent disciple. He came to Bhagavan at a very young age, even before being put into formal schooling. While he was at the Ramanashram, he
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The snake and the mongoose
It is common knowledge that the snake and mongoose are mutual enemies and fight one another. Sometimes, when a mongoose confronts a cobra and finds that the cobra is gigantic and extremely powerful,
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Guru’s grace
A surgeon performs numerous surgeries routinely. He witnesses wellness, disease and death all the time. An undertaker cremates dead bodies all his life. These two are ideally placed to understand the
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Hanumath Utsavam
We have the tradition of concluding or completing any utsav with a special Hanumath Utsavam as its last part. It is not just to offer Vada Mala and curd rice we do this Hanumath Utsavam! Hanumanji is
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Where Gods reside
Our Shastras designate importance to certain flora and fauna, and state that God resides in these places. A few are given below: In the root of the ‘pArijAta’ tree resides Lord Anjaneya. In the
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Anjaneya and Urad Dal
Urad Dal (Ulundu in tamil) is considered to be a favorite of Lord Anjaneya. South Indians are more disposed to spicy flavours. So they prepare garlands out of Vadas (a savory made of Urad Dal) and
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