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December 5, 2014 · Book Excerpts, Muruganar, Writings

Ramana Puranam

Ramana Puranam is a poem jointly composed by Muruganar and Ramana Maharshi. This excerpt narrates how Muruganar came into contact with Bhagavan and how the two them eventually collaborated on this project.

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December 5, 2014 · Book Excerpts

Sorupa Saram

[Sorupananda was a powerful Tamil Guru who lived several centuries ago. His ability to silence the minds of his visitors was praised on several occasions by Ramana Maharshi. Though his chief disciple, Tattuvaraya, wrote prolifically, Sorupananda himself only…

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November 30, 2014 · Uncategorized

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November 26, 2014 · Biography, Interviews, Sri Ramana Maharshi, Teachings

An Introduction to Sri Ramana’s Life and Teachings

This extended interview chronicles the life and teachings of Ramana Maharshi. I recommend it to anyone who wants to know the basics of who he was and what he taught.

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November 26, 2014 · Interviews, Personal Stories

Interview with Viorica Wiessman

A few years ago I started an email interview with a Romanian translator who wanted me to give some biographical information about my first experiences in Tiruvannamalai. The interview was never completed. This is as far as we…

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November 26, 2014 · Personal Stories

Temple Times

This is my account of a period of my life when I decided to live in an abandoned temple just off the Arunachala pradakshina road.

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November 26, 2014 · Personal Stories

Half a lifetime ago

Here are some recollections from 1983, from a time when I was temporarily in London and looking for a way to return to India.

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November 26, 2014 · Interviews

Living the Inspiration of Sri Ramana Maharshi

In 2002 I had an extended email exchange with an Indian professor who was teaching at a US university. He sent me questions about my life and the teachers I had been with, and I did my best…

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November 26, 2014 · Personal Stories

Father’s Day

I was not planning to write anything today, but when I opened my online UK newspaper I discovered that it was Father’s Day. Eight people were telling the story of their relationships with their fathers, and their collective…

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November 26, 2014 · Personal Stories

My son the Missionary

This is the story of how my mother tried to come to terms with the life I had chosen for myself.

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