This was my response to questions I had been asked about self-enquiry, and whether it should be done while focusing on the heart centre of the right side of the chest.
Attend to what you came here for
Here are four accounts by devotees (Robert Adams, Rangan, Kunju Swami and Sadhu Natanananda) that stress the importance of focusing on what is truly important when one comes to Bhagavan.
Bhagavan the Atiasrami
In the 1930s, as a result of a case brought against Ramanasramam by a devotee, Bhagavan was required to make a deposition about the ownership of the ashram. Bhagavan’s replies to the lawyer’s questions give an insight into his claim that he was ‘ativarnasrama’, beyond all castes and asramas.
Bhagavan and the Politics of His Day
A few years ago I was invited to comment on Bhagavan’s views on the politics of his era, and specifically what his attitude was to the struggle for independence that was being led by Mahatma Gandhi. This was my response.
Yes, but what do I do?
This is a short rumination on Bhagavan’s teachings on ‘Being still’.
The Feet of the Guru
This is an article I wrote many years ago on the Guru’s feet. I have updated it by adding translations of many Muruganar verses that will appear in one of my forthcoming books.
Dialogue on Self-enquiry
This is an outstanding exchange between Ramana Maharshi and a visitor on the practice of self-enquiry. It comes from a little-known magazine article, which is why I am reproducing it here.
In Praise of the Lazy Ones
In this article I examine some of the statements made by both Muruganar and Ramana Maharshi that seem to equate abiding in the Self with laziness.