Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi
- An answer to today's urgent need
To the modern day individual swirled around by the burning winds of hectic ambition and stressful loneliness, Ramana rises as the mighty oasis of absolute freedom and the fullness of Absolute Consciousness. Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi, hailed by Carl Jung as the ‘whitest spot on a white space’, is the essence of Indian Heritage encapsulated as a befitting medicine for the malady of the modern man.
Why Ramana?
Ramana is the trail blazer of a simple and direct path to Self-knowledge. In 1907, the great sage Ganapati Muni learnt the secret of penance from Ramana. At that time the Muni had a large following. He at once wrote to each of them that he had found his guru in Ramana, not only his guru but a universal guru. For, his teaching had the timeless character of the Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita. Hence he christened Ramana as Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi, meaning God, the one who revels in the Self, and sage among sages. Ganapati Muni is not alone in his praise.
The world renowned psychologist Carl Jung says “We find that the life and teaching of Sri Ramana is the purest of India. It is the chant of millenniums”. We find the Dalai Lama writing that “Ramana Maharshi’s spiritual greatness is guiding millions of people”. Swami Sivananda, Swami Tapovan Maharaj, Swami Chinmayananda, Dr. Radhakrishnan, Swami Ramdas, Swami Muktananda, to mention a few, declare in one voice the uniqueness of Ramana’s life and teachings. This raises the question, ‘What is so special about Ramana’s teaching?
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