Yogic Powers – When Sri Ramana Maharshi Made the Hungry Feel Full
A beautiful story which acquaints us with the yogic powers of Sri Ramana Maharshi. These yogic powers arose on account of his individual will having merged fully and become ONE with the Divine’s Will at the moment of Samadhi. On one occasion a large number of people came to the Ashram unexpectedly and they had […]
God Prefers the Sincere Bhakti of a Villager, Over the Bookish Knowledge of Priests
Once in the 1940s, I was sitting outside the hall with many devotees. Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi was reclining on a couch. A group of learned pandits was discussing passages from the Upanishads with great enthusiasm and profundity. All, including Bhagavan, appeared to be attentively listening to the interesting discussion when, all of a sudden, […]
Ramana Maharshi’s Complete Non-Attachment to Luxurious Things
Ramana Maharshi demonstrates that God-realization comes by conquering all materialistic & egoistic desires via the cultivation of self-restraint, and not by indulging in the fulfillment of these desires. Once a middle-aged, weak-looking man came with a walking stick in his hand, placed it before Sri Ramana Maharshi, bowed low and sat near him. He got […]
Part 2: What Do Gurus Do After God-Realization? Relax? Tapasya to Awaken India’s KUNDALINI (VIDEO)
Tapasya Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Aurobindo and Sri Ramana Did to Awaken India’s Kundalini Many people feel that if they were to find a God Realized Guru living in the physical body, such a guru: Will sit down with them and teach them the ABCs of spirituality from scratch, Will answer each and every question they […]
Soul is Not Limited by Space & Time – When Maharshi Gave Details of a Beach He Never Visited
The Self (Soul) is an Omnipresent (present everywhere) & Omniscient (all-knowing) reality. Sri Ramana demonstrated this very truth to his disciples by revealing the details of a beach he had never visited. A couple from Peru, who had heard of Sri Ramana Maharshi’s greatness, came to the Ashram. Being poor they had to save enough […]
Solitude Can Be Found Even in a Crowd; One Need Not Flee to a Cave
The following 3 talks with Ramana Maharshi on the need for solitude in order to meditate and self-reflect, have been taken from the book: Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi First Talk with Ramana Maharshi on Solitude Mr. Evans-Wentz (Devotee): Is solitude necessary for a Jnani? Ramana Maharshi: Solitude is in the mind of man. One […]
Face the Troubles But Keep Yourself Steady in Meditation
Mrs. and Mr. Kelly, an elderly couple from America, and others of their company desired to know what they should do to gain concentration in face of discomforts of sitting and the sting of mosquitoes, etc. Sri Ramana Maharshi replied: “The discomforts will not worry you if your concentration is right. Do not mind the […]
Do You Pluck Flowers For Puja? Ramana Maharshi’s Message For You
Once Subbalakshmi Ammal, a long-standing devotee and a cook at the Ashram was indiscriminately plucking flowers from a bush. Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi asked, “What are you doing, Lakshmi?” She replied, “I am plucking flowers for puja.” Pointing to the towel, which she had spread on the ground to collect flowers, Bhagavan said, “You already […]
Sri Ramakrishna Gave Vivekananda Samadhi, Can Maharshi Do the Same for Me?
One day a young, well-educated man came to Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi, prostrated and sat down. Addressing Bhagavan he said, “Sri Ramakrishna was able to elevate Vivekananda to the state of Nirvikalpa Samadhi with just a touch. Can you do the same for me?” Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi did not say anything. The young man […]
Ramana Maharshi Could Easily Read the Secret Wishes of his Devotees
Devotees of great God-realized sages do not have to verbally communicate their wishes. Such sages can easily read their secret unexpressed desires, even when the devotee is located far away. This truth was concretely experienced by Major-General V.N.Parameswaran Pillai, when Sri Ramana Maharshi not only read his deepest hidden wishes, but also arranged the circumstances […]
Hindu Scriptures Are NOT Mythology – Best Way to Know a Real Guru From a Fake (VIDEO)
In this video we go through 2 interesting stories, based upon which we shall answer 2 important questions. How do we know whether a particular guru is genuine or not? Is there a test we can apply? Are Hindu scriptures really mythology? Because word mythology means something which is false, a misguided belief in imaginary […]
Can I Do Pooja During Menstruation? Can I Meditate or Visit the Temple During Periods? (VIDEO)
Can I do puja during menstruation? Can I meditate while having my periods? Can I visit the temple during my periods? Almost all Hindu women unfortunately face these dilemmas and spend their lifetimes feeling insecure and unworthy before God merely on account of their periods. Their insecurity regarding a natural biological process, arises because there […]
Vedanta Does Not Support Absolute Ahimsa (100% Non-Violence) – Maharishi Ramana & Tiger Skins
Why was Maharishi Ramana often seated on tiger skins? Isn’t this against Ahimsa? In this video we use the answer to this question to arrive at a greater truth which is that the concept of Absolute Ahimsa, i.e. 100% non-violence at all times and under all conditions, is actually not supported by Vedanta. This is […]