[113] Asked about the special sanctity of Arunachala, Ramana Maharshi said that Arunachala is Shiva himself. JavaScript scheint in Ihrem Browser deaktiviert zu sein. [67][10] Arvind Sharma qualifies Ramana Maharshi as the chief exponent of experiential Advaita, to distinguish his approach from Shankara's classical doctrinal Advaita. Sometimes I would be sitting in one place, but when I regained normal consciousness and got up, I would notice that I was lying down in a different narrow space [to the one where I had first sat down]. [web 16] When the vasanas disappear, the mind, vritti[note 20] also comes to rest, since it centers around the 'I'-thought,[98] and finally the 'I'-thought never rises again, which is Self-realization or liberation:[99][web 16], If one remains still without leaving it, even the sphurana – having completely annihilated the sense of the individuality, the form of the ego, 'I am the body' – will itself in the end subside, just like the flame that catches the camphor.
According to Ebert, Ramana Maharshi "never felt moved to formulate his teaching of his own accord, either verbally or in writing". Arthur Osborne being a direct devotee of Ramana Maharshi has given the most valuable teachings of Ramana Maharshi in his own words through this book.
Ramana Maharshi described his Self as a "force" or "current", which descended on him in his death-experience, and continued throughout his life: ... a force or current, a centre of energy playing on the body, continuing regardless of the rigidity or activity of the body, though existing in connection with it. It is a willingness to accept whatever happens. 1902 besuchte er den Maharshi auf dem Berg und stellte ihm seine brennenden Fragen. [44] Ganapati Sastri passed on these instructions to his own students, but later in life confessed that he had never been able to achieve permanent Self-abidance. Ramanashram is legally recognised as a public religious trust whose aim is to maintain it in a way that is consistent with Sri Ramana Maharshi's declared wishes. clearly shows the major influence of Allama Prabhu on Ramana Maharshi. [138][web 30], In the 1930s, Maharshi's teachings were brought to the west by Paul Brunton in his A Search in Secret India. Sri Muruganar and Sri Ramana Maharshi (1930s), Frank Humphreys, a British policeman stationed in India, visited Ramana Maharshi in 1911 and wrote articles about him which were first published in, Visvanathan, Susan (2010), The Children of Nature: The Life and Legacy of Ramana Maharshi. Visitors would file past the small room where he spent his last days to get one final glimpse. Die Beschreibung des einzigartigen und ungewöhnlichen Lebens Ramana Maharshis und zugleich eine Einführung in seine zeitlosen Lehren. I could not even pronounce his name correctly. Spiritual Instruction of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi. [3][note 1]. I had no idea at that time of the identity of that current with the personal God, or Iswara as I used to call him.