In this article, which I wrote in the early 90s, I tell the story of of Bhagavan’s association with the Mother’s Temple at Ramanasramam and how it evolved from a thatched hut to its current state.
Ajata
The ajata doctrine takes the position that since the world was never created, there can be no jivas within it who are striving for or attaining liberation. Though it violates common sense and the experience of the senses, Bhagavan regarded it as ‘the ultimate truth’.
Ulladu Narpadu Anubandham, verse 39
This is my commentary on one of the verses, composed by Bhagavan, that appears in Ulladu Narpadu Anubandham (Supplement to the Forty Verses).
Arunachala Cave-Dwellers and Sadhus
This is a collection of stories about devotees who spent time living and meditating in the caves of Arunachala. It includes accounts of Swami Abhishiktananda, Narikutti Swami, Keerai Patti and Swami Ramdas.
Giri Pradakshina
There are two parts to this article. First, there is a translation of a poem by Sadhu Om whose subject is the greatness of giri-pradakshina. The second half is an excerpt from Arunachala Mahatmyam which provides background information to one of the verses from Sadhu Om’s poem.
Arunagirinatha
Arunagirinatha was a Murugan bhakta who lived in Tiruvannamalai in the late 1300s and early 1400s AD. This article narrates the traditional story of his life and compares it to the biographical material that appears in his poetry.
Two Sundarammals
Accounts of two of Bhagavan’s women devotees, both called Sundarammal, who lived in Tiruvannamalai and on Arunachala in the 1920s, 30s and 40s.
Archived articles: Tamil saints
Articles on and translated texts by Tamil saints that originally appeared on my old site. They include Arunagirinatha, Manikkavachagar, Guhai Namasivaya and Guru Namasivaya.