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Resources and Web Links related to Ramana Maharshi

This page lists published articles, web links and books relevant to Ramana Maharshi.

• Biographical Notes - Compiled from various online resources
• Instructions by Ramana Maharshi - In addition to the instructions on the page, you can download the booklet Who am I? which is a series of instructions on his prefered method of enquiry.
• Ramana Periya Puranam (Inner Journey of 75 Old Devotees) - Ramana's devotees have left accounts of their encounter with the sage. Many of these stories have been collected in the book.

Books about Ramana Maharshi and his Teachings

• Be As You Are - This recent collection of conversations between him and the many seekers who came to his ashram for guidance contains the essence of his teaching. His concern throughout his long life of imparting his experience to others was to convince his listeners that self-realisation - or enlightenment - is not an alien or mysterious state, but the natural condition of man.
• Who am I? - This is the quintessential, aphoristic work, constituting one of the earliest recordings of the Maharshi's teachings, that spells out the nature of the Self and the practice of Self-Inquiry.
• The Collected Works of Ramana Maharshi - This work contains almost everything written by Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi, his inspired compositions, and a number of translations from ancient Advaitic texts, representing the essence of his teachings. They fall into two categories-those which exemplify the path of surrender through love and devotion to the Divine, and those which are more doctrinal.
• The Spiritual Teaching of Ramana Maharshi - Here is a collection of Sri Ramana's instructions and discourses culled from three works: Who Am I?, Spiritual Instructions, and Maharshi's Gospel. These teachings are arranged by topics such as work and renunciation, silence and solitude, peace and happiness, and the discipline of self-inquiry.
• The Mind of Ramana Maharshi - In this book Arthur Osborne gives an account of the life and teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi. It has a special relevance to our age with its outlines of a religion based on the Indian scriptures which is essentially spiritual, without ceasing to be rational and ethical.