Ramana Maharshi – Upadesa Saram: The Essence of the Teachings

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In Sri Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi’s Upadesa Saram (The Essence of Instruction), we have in concise form…

Vivekachudamani as translated by Sri Ramana Maharshi

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The following text was Ramana Maharshi’s earliest written work, in which he translates the entire text…

Advaita Vedanta – Good Introduction

Ramana Maharshi on Self-Realisation

“The Self is realised not by doing something but by refraining from doing anything, by remaining still and being simply what one … More

Does stillness of mind lead to liberation?

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Advaita Bodha Deepika is a traditional text and a masterpiece, summarising the methods and techniques of…

Ramana Maharshi on the “I Am”

Everyone knows ‘I am.’ There is the confusion that the ‘I’ is the body. Because the ‘I’ arises from the … More

Ramana Maharshi on Learning

Book learning and the capacity to repeat the scriptures by rote are of absolutely no use. To know the truth, … More

Ramana Maharshi on Free Will and Destiny

The Ordainer controls the fate of souls in accordance with their past deeds. Whatever is destined not to happen will … More

Ramana Maharshi on Happiness

Happiness is the very nature of the Self; happiness and the Self are not different. There is no happiness in … More

Ramana Maharshi on Sense of Doership, Karma and Karma Yoga

The present difficulty is that the man thinks that he is the doer. But it is a mistake. It is … More