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Ramana Maharshi was one of the most significant spiritual teachers to emerge from India during the first half of the century, and remains widely admired. 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. This state can be easily discovered by undertaking the self-investigation clearly described in these talks. The lucid instructions to each section provide further illumination of this greater seer's message.
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The essence of Sri Ramana's teachings is conveyed in his frequent assertions that there is a single immanent reality, directly experienced by everyone, which is simultaneously the source, the substance and the real nature of everything that exists. Read the first page
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The essence of Sri Ramana's teachings is conveyed in his frequent assertions that there is a single immanent reality, directly experienced by everyone, which is simultaneously the source, the substance and the real nature of everything that exists. Read the first page
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39 of 40 people found the following review helpful
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This guy certainly knew the truth about what spirituality is all about - discovering the real, mysterious Self ever present within you. The only criticism of the great man is that he didn't seem to understand just how difficult it can be for the average seeker to grasp this teaching and apply it. If enlightenment were so easy we'd all be good at achieving it, and at times in this book you feel the great man's wisdom was compromised slightly by an ironic lack of sensitivity appreciating that finding the Self is not as straightforward and simple as he suggests. However, it's a masterful display of spiritual wisdom and advice. Although, you are also left wondering if a man/book like this can come into the world and mass society is STILL left mostly in spiritual darkness, what chance is there ever of mass enlightenment. The message I suppose, is that we all have to save ourselves and not worry about the rest! The world changes the instance you change YOURSELF. Read this book and good luck.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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The book is a concise introduction to Sri Ramana Maharshi's thought, compiled from his various writings. It's made pretty clear that Sri Ramana often contradicted himself (in his teachings) if only because he tailored his advice to the level of understanding of the listener. Perhaps he was also trying to take account of the fact that each of us creates our own reality?
At any rate, I found the book frustrating, partly because it uses a lot of Indian/buddhist terms I'm not familiar with, but also because I object to the conclusion that bliss/nirvana is our ideal/natural state so that the problems/issues of "ordinary" life hardly need thinking about. As a result, I browsed through the book rather than reading it from A to Z.
Nevertheless, I've rated the book 5-star because I concluded "there's gold in them there hills", ie a great deal of wisdom even though no mention of currently fashionable buzzwords such as non-locality or quantum theory. I believe Sri Ramana when he says there is no time, space or cause and effect in "the real world". I believe him when he says that we are all one, that is the individual is not separate. Indeed separation is an illusion.
At any rate, I found the book frustrating, partly because it uses a lot of Indian/buddhist terms I'm not familiar with, but also because I object to the conclusion that bliss/nirvana is our ideal/natural state so that the problems/issues of "ordinary" life hardly need thinking about. As a result, I browsed through the book rather than reading it from A to Z.
Nevertheless, I've rated the book 5-star because I concluded "there's gold in them there hills", ie a great deal of wisdom even though no mention of currently fashionable buzzwords such as non-locality or quantum theory. I believe Sri Ramana when he says there is no time, space or cause and effect in "the real world". I believe him when he says that we are all one, that is the individual is not separate. Indeed separation is an illusion.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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This collection of inspirational words and teachings of Ramana Maharshi are inspiring. His understanding of the spiritual heart of man was certainly 'enlightened' and is for the seasoned seeker, or somebody who has already read other material which leads you this far.
It will not be for everyone today, but it will be for everyone someday.
It will not be for everyone today, but it will be for everyone someday.
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At last found what I have been looking for over years
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