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Guru and Guru Parampara </em>  : (♣ indicates a booklet)<br />
<a class="online" href="#about">About</a> |
<a class="online" href="#Sankara">Adi Sankaracharya</a> |
<a class="online" href="#DLSGurus">DLS Gurus</a> |
<a class="online" href="#Kanchi">Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam</a> |
<a class="online" href="#Kauai">Kauai's Hindu Monastery</a> |
<a class="online" href="#Yogananda">Yogananda & his Gurus</a> |
<a class="online" href="#RKMaTham">Ramakrishna MaTham</a> |
<a class="online" href="#Ramanasramam">Ramanasramam</a> |
<a class="online" href="#other">Other Gurus</a>
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<em class="green"> About </em><br />
<a class="text" href="gurutattva.pdf" target="_BLANK">Guru Tattva (Sivaananda)</a>
<a class="online" href="http://www.sivanandadlshq.org/download/gurutattva.pdf" target="_BLANK">download</a> (200 KB)<br />
In spite of much that has been written on the concept of a spiritual Guru, there is still a good deal of confusion, misunderstanding, and skepticism in the public mind on this vital matter.
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Is a Guru absolutely necessary? Who is a Satguru? How far can he help his Chela (disciple)? What are the duties of a disciple? What is the meaning of Initiation? Want of clear-cut and definite answers to these and related questions often impedes the spiritual progress of earnest aspirants.
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Under the circumstances, the present book by Satguru Sivanandaji Maharaj should come as a boon to many. Within its pages, the reader will find an authoritative, succinct and bold elucidation of the entire subject of Guru-disciple relationship. -- publishers
<br /><br /><a class="text" href="gurukripa.pdf" target="_BLANK">Sure Ways to Guru Kripa (Chidananda)</a> ♣
<a class="online" href="http://www.sivanandadlshq.org/download/gurukripa.pdf" target="_BLANK">download</a> (72 KB)<br />
We have been told by our scriptures that guru kripa is a wonderful, mysterious factor that will enable the aspirants to seek and to attain the summum bonum of life, Self-realisation, darshan of God, or moksha. Whether the disciple does sadhana or not, whether one is deserving or undeserving, guru kripa sets aside all normal laws that operate in the spiritual plane and takes one to transcendental bliss. If we are to believe the scriptures, we should say that there is nothing except guru kripa needed for us to attain perfection in life. -- author
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<br /><br /><em class="green"> Adi Sankara </em><br />
<a class="online" href="http://www.dlshq.org/saints/sankara.htm" target="_BLANK">Adi Sankaracharya: Sivananda (online)</a> ♣
Swami Sivananda on the life and philosophy of Adi Sankaracharya.
<br /><br /><a class="text" href="ShankaraBiography.pdf" target="_BLANK">Adi Sankaracharya: Biography</a>
<a class="online" href="http://www.advaitin.net/Sankara/ShankaraBiography.pdf" target="_BLANK">download</a> (413 KB)<br />
A compilation by "harshanand_16" of the Advaitin Yahoo Groups.
<br /><br /><a class="text" href="original sankaracarya.pdf" target="_BLANK">The Original Sankaracharya (Age of)(David Reigle)</a>
<a class="online" href="http://www.easterntradition.org/original%20sankaracarya.pdf" target="_BLANK">download</a> (488 KB)<br />
Sankara's date from a Theosophical point of view.
<br /><br /><a class="text" href="age of sankara 1.pdf" target="_BLANK">Age of Sankara (TS Narayana Sastry)</a>
<a class="text" href="age of sankara 2.pdf" target="_BLANK"> 2 </a>
<a class="text" href="age of sankara 3.pdf" target="_BLANK"> 3 </a>
<a class="text" href="age of sankara 4.pdf" target="_BLANK"> 4 </a>
<a class="text" href="age of sankara 5.pdf" target="_BLANK"> 5 </a>
<a class="text" href="age of sankara 6.pdf" target="_BLANK"> 6 </a>
<a class="text" href="age of sankara 7.pdf" target="_BLANK"> 7 </a>
<a class="text" href="age of sankara 8.pdf" target="_BLANK"> 8 </a>
<a class="text" href="age of sankara 9.pdf" target="_BLANK"> 9 </a>
<a class="text" href="age of sankara 10.pdf" target="_BLANK"> 10 </a><br />
<a class="online" href="http://www.easterntradition.org/age%20of%20sankara%201.pdf" target="_BLANK">download pp i-xiii, 1-11</a> (744 KB)
<a class="online" href="http://www.easterntradition.org/age%20of%20sankara%202.pdf" target="_BLANK">download pp 12-31</a> (604 KB)
<a class="online" href="http://www.easterntradition.org/age%20of%20sankara%203.pdf" target="_BLANK">download pp 32-51</a> (620 KB)
<a class="online" href="http://www.easterntradition.org/age%20of%20sankara%204.pdf" target="_BLANK">download pp 52-71</a> (592 KB)
<a class="online" href="http://www.easterntradition.org/age%20of%20sankara%205.pdf" target="_BLANK">download pp 72-91</a> (604 KB)
<a class="online" href="http://www.easterntradition.org/age%20of%20sankara%206.pdf" target="_BLANK">download pp 92-111</a> (588 KB)
<a class="online" href="http://www.easterntradition.org/age%20of%20sankara%207.pdf" target="_BLANK">download pp 112-131</a> (568 KB)
<a class="online" href="http://www.easterntradition.org/age%20of%20sankara%208.pdf" target="_BLANK">download pp 132-151</a> (572 KB)
<a class="online" href="http://www.easterntradition.org/age%20of%20sankara%209.pdf" target="_BLANK">download pp 152-171</a> (556 KB)
<a class="online" href="http://www.easterntradition.org/age%20of%20sankara%2010.pdf" target="_BLANK">download pp 172-184</a> (316 KB)<br /><br />
The Age of Sankara, by T. S. Narayana Sastry, 1971 (reprint of 1916 original, where the name was spelled: Narayana Sastri). The author establishes that the Adi Sankara was born on 509 BCE and that the date 788 CE commonly attributed to him is actually the date of birth of Abhinava Sankara who adorned Kamakoti Peetam at Kanchi as the 38th successor of Adi Sankara.
<br /><br /><a class="text" href="Tenzin_Kencho_200612_ma.pdf" target="_BLANK">Shankara: Hindu Revivalist or Buddhist?(Kencho Tenzin)</a>
<a class="online" href="http://etd.gsu.edu/theses/available/etd-11302006-094652/unrestricted/Tenzin_Kencho_200612_ma.pdf" target="_BLANK">download</a> (462 KB)<br />
Shankara, the great Indian thinker, was known as the accurate expounder of the Upanishads. He is seen as a towering figure in the history of Indian philosophy and is credited with restoring the teachings of the Vedas to their pristine form. However, there are others who do not see such contributions from Shankara. They criticize his philosophy by calling it "crypto-Buddhism." It is his unique philosophy of Advaita Vedanta that puts him at odds with other Hindu orthodox schools. Ironically, he is also criticized by Buddhists as a "born enemy of Buddhism" due to his relentless attacks on their tradition. This thesis, therefore, probes the question of how Shankara should best be regarded, "a Hindu Revivalist or a Crypto-Buddhist?" -- author
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<br /><br /><em class="green"> Divine Life Society: Sivananda and Others </em><br />
<a class="text" href="allsiva.pdf" target="_BLANK">All About Sivananda (Venkatesananda)</a>
<a class="online" href="http://www.sivanandadlshq.org/download/allsiva.pdf" target="_BLANK">download</a> (357 KB)<br />
"All About Sivananda" is a kind of all-round meditation on the various phases of the personality and message of the great saint and sage, His Holiness Sri Swami Sivanadaji Maharaj, as visualised by the author, Swami Venkatesananda, who was a direct disciple of the Master. This is a veritable pen-picture of the many sides which the majestic hero of this book touched in his personal life and teachings. -- publishers
<br /><br /><a class="text" href="autobio-sivananda.pdf" target="_BLANK">Autobiography of Swami Sivananda</a>
<a class="online" href="http://www.sivanandadlshq.org/download/autobio-sivananda.pdf" target="_BLANK">download</a> (396 KB)<br />
A saint’s life is the ideal for all to emulate, a pattern for everyone who would make his own life sublime. It is an open book from which to learn the lessons of divine life. However much one tries to gain knowledge of spiritual truths from scriptures and texts, it is not until one actually sees someone in whom those truths shine exemplified that one is ready, willing and eager to realise those truths in actual daily life. That is the purpose that this inspiring book serves. -- publishers
<br /><br /><a class="text" href="greatguru.pdf" target="_BLANK">A Great Guru and His Ideal Disciple (on Sivananda)</a>♣
<a class="online" href="http://www.sivanandadlshq.org/download/greatguru.pdf" target="_BLANK">download</a> (173 KB)<br />
This booklet is a silent tribute to the sacred memory of late H. H. Swami Pranavanandaji; brought out on the 7th year of his having entered into Eternal Rest in 1982 March. -- publishers
<br /><br /><a class="text" href="gurudevaki.pdf" target="_BLANK">Gurudev and Dr.Devaki Kutty Mataji (on Sivananda)</a>♣
<a class="online" href="http://www.sivanandadlshq.org/download/gurudevaki.pdf" target="_BLANK">download</a> (242 KB)<br />
A Love-Offering From Matri Satsang on the Occasion of the Amrit Mahotsava in October, 1998 of Dear and Revered Dr. Devaki Kutty Mataji. -- publishers
<br /><br /><a class="text" href="i-live-to-serve.pdf" target="_BLANK">I Live to Serve (last days of Sivananda)</a>♣
<a class="online" href="http://www.lalhost.com/pdf/i-live-to-serve.pdf" target="_BLANK">download</a> (847 KB)<br />
... we present in the following pages a more detailed account of the touching incidents which filled the Master’s life during the period immediately preceding his Mahasamadhi. Through a critical portrayal of these incidents, the author, an inmate of the Ashram, has vividly brought out many of the characteristic traits in Gurudev’s personality which captured the heart of his wide circle of devotees. -- publishers
<br /><br /><a class="text" href="wisdom.pdf" target="_BLANK">A Messenger of Peace and Wisdom (about Krishnananda)</a>
<a class="online" href="http://www.swami-krishnananda.org/wise/wisdom.pdf" target="_BLANK">download</a> (777 KB)<br />
... with joy and satisfaction that we are releasing this Commemoration Volume on this auspicious occasion of the Amrita Mahotsava of revered Sri Swami Krishnanandaji Maharaj, ... -- publishers
<br /><br /><a class="text" href="messenger.pdf" target="_BLANK">A Messenger of Peace and Wisdom (on Krishnananda)</a>♣
<a class="online" href="http://www.sivanandadlshq.org/download/messenger.pdf" target="_BLANK">download</a> (356 KB)<br />
We wish to express our gratitude to the numerous contributors for their feelingful write-ups which portray in different colours, the multifaceted resplendent personality of the Swamiji; and the value of the Souvenir is enhanced by the Swamiji’s own scintillating articles and poems. -- publishers
<br /><br /><a class="text" href="miracles.pdf" target="_BLANK">Miracles of Sivananda</a>
<a class="online" href="http://www.sivanandadlshq.org/download/miracles.pdf" target="_BLANK">download</a> (269 KB)<br />
In the miracles of Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj recorded in this volume, the reader will not fail to notice that they have invariably brought about an inner spiritual transformation in the devotees concerned. This is the greatest miracle of Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj. The devotee’s disease is cured or life saved; the devotee’s faith is at once increased; and at the very same moment, there is an inner transformation, a purification of the heart, an intensification of aspiration to realise God. -- publishers
<br /><br /><a class="text" href="Krishnananda-mylife.pdf" target="_BLANK">My Life: Autobiography of Swami Krishnananda</a>
<a class="online" href="http://www.swami-krishnananda.org/aubio/My%20Life%20by%20Swami%20Krishnananda.pdf" target="_BLANK">download</a> (475 KB)<br />
Swamiji felt that he should write something about his early days of such struggle and suffering. It would read like a meandering story in different phases, which would be sometimes humorous, tragic, and successful. It is here for what it is, and all should be considered as well. -- publishers
<br /><br /><a class="text" href="monk.pdf" target="_BLANK">This Monk from India (Yvonne Lebeau)</a>
<a class="online" href="http://www.sivanandadlshq.org/download/monk.pdf" target="_BLANK">download</a> (320 KB)<br />
This book by Yvonne LeBeau, a spiritual seeker from France, is in the nature of a tribute to her Guru or spiritual mentor, Sri Swami Chidanandaji Maharaj. An interesting aspect of the book is the light it throws on the encounter between the occidental mind and oriental philosophy. Another aspect of the book—and an equally significant one—is the insight it gives into the various struggles which every spiritual seeker has to undergo in traversing the path of Yoga or conscious spiritual evolution. -- publishers
<br /><br /><a class="text" href="samarpan.pdf" target="_BLANK">Samarpan</a>
<a class="online" href="http://www.sivanandadlshq.org/download/samarpan.pdf" target="_BLANK">download</a> (292 KB)<br />
This memorable volume "SAMARPAN" has been published by GUJARAT DIVYA JIVAN SANGH on the auspicious occasion of THE GOLDEN JUBLIEE CELEBRATION (50th Birth Anniversary) of SRI SWAMI ADHYATMANANDA SARASWATI of the Divine Life Society, H. Q. Sivananda Ashram, Rishikesh. -- publishers
<br /><br /><a class="online" href="http://www.swami-krishnananda.org/gurudev_0.html" target="_BLANK">Sivananda and His Mission (Krishnananda)(online)</a><br />
During Sadhana Week 1985, Sri Swami Krishnanandaji Maharaj delivered a series of six lectures entitled Sri Swami Sivananda and His Mission. These lectures were given as an outpouring of the entirety of being and transport the reader to the early days in the journey of Holy Master Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj - the struggles, trials and tribulations which were the foundation of what is The Divine Life Society. Here is a potent account that will give the heart a glimpse into the journey of a great saint and master of our times. --
http://www.swami-krishnananda.org/gu...rudev_pre.html
<br /><br /><a class="text" href="modernsage.pdf" target="_BLANK">Swami Sivananda--A Modern Sage</a>♣
<a class="online" href="http://www.sivanandadlshq.org/download/modernsage.pdf" target="_BLANK">download</a> (98 KB)<br />
A DLS publication of a brief biography of the sage.
<br /><br /><a class="text" href="reminiscences.pdf" target="_BLANK">Some Reminiscences (Devananda)</a>♣
<a class="online" href="http://www.sivanandadlshq.org/download/reminiscences.pdf" target="_BLANK">download</a> (83 KB)<br />
I feel, it is quite fitting time to remember our holy Master Sadguru Dev during this happy occasion of Diamond Jubilee Anniversary celebrations to express my deep felt gratitude, reverence and devotion to Gurudev in a humble way. -- author
<br /><br /><a class="text" href="chida80.pdf" target="_BLANK">Thy Will be Done (on Swami Chidananda)</a>♣
<a class="online" href="http://www.sivanandadlshq.org/download/chida80.pdf" target="_BLANK">download</a> (274 KB)<br />
... we are bringing out a unique Souvenir depicting 80 episodes of Swamiji.s holy sojourn on this planet. We are hopeful of devotees treasuring this photo-album where his characteristic poses bring to our imagination Swamiji.s lovable personality. -- publishers
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<br /><br /><em class="green"> Kanchi Kamakoti PiTham </em><br />
<a class="text" href="SriMahaSwamyCharitram__2__1_edit.pdf" target="_BLANK">Pujya Sri Mahaswamy Divya Charitram (Sambamoorthi)</a>
<a class="online" href="http://www.srikanchimahaswami100.org/SriMahaSwamyCharitram__2__1_edit.pdf" target="_BLANK">download</a> (688 KB)<br />
A chronicle of Paramacharya's life and early yAtras.
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<br /><br /><em class="green"> Kauai's Hindu Monastery </em><br />
<a class="online" href="http://www.himalayanacademy.com/resources/books/yogaswami/testament/index.shtml" target="_BLANK">Yogaswami: Testament of Truth (HA)(online)</a><br />
A Study of the Life and Teachings of Yogaswami -- HA
<br /><br /><a class="online" href="http://www.himalayanacademy.com/resources/books/yogaswami/words/WordsOfMasterIntro.html" target="_BLANK">Yogaswami: Words of Our Master (HA)(online)</a><br />
Yoga Swamigal was fluent in Tamil as well as English. What he said to Sandaswami was in English, and the sayings recorded by him are given verbatim in that language. His talks with the three other disciples mentioned here were in English or Tamil. Those in English are quoted direct and indicated (E) while those in Tamil are rendered into English. -- HA
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<br /><br /><em class="green"> Paramahansa Yogananda and His Gurus </em><br />
<a class="text" href="Yogananda-AutobiographyOfAYogi-ayogi.pdf" target="_BLANK">Autobiography of a Yogi</a>
<a class="text" href="Yogananda_Autobiography_1946_edition.pdf" target="_BLANK"> 1946 edn </a>
<a class="text" href="BookAutobiography of a Yogi - Hindupedia.htm" target="_BLANK">(html)</a><br />
<a class="online" href="http://www.aren.org/prison/documents/religion/Misc/Autobiography%20of%20a%20Yogi--Paramhansa%20Yogananda.pdf" target="_BLANK">download</a> (676 KB)
<a class="online" href="http://www.kriyayoga.com/free/eBooks/Autobiography_of_a_Yogi--by_Paramahansa_Yogananda_1946_edition.pdf" target="_BLANK">download 1946 edn.</a> (2.8 MB)
<a class="online" href="http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/7452" target="_BLANK">download (html) </a> (1.6 MB)<br />
The value of Yogananda's AUTOBIOGRAPHYis greatly enhanced by the fact that it is one of the few books in English about the wise men of India which has been written, not by a journalist or foreigner, but by one of their own race and training—in short, a book ABOUT yogis BY a yogi. -- W. Y. EVANS-WENTZ, OUP Preface
<br /><br /><a class="online" href="http://yoganiketan.net/" target="_BLANK">Paramahansa Swami Yogananda: Life-Portrait and Reminiscences (SB Dasgupta)(online)</a><br />
A personal account of the master by the disciple. (in Yoga Niketan Library: main.htm)
<br /><br /><a class="online" href="http://yoganiketan.net/" target="_BLANK">Shyama Charan Lahiri Mahasay (Satyananda Giri)</a><br />
(in Yoga Niketan Library: Biographies)
<br /><br /><a class="online" href="http://yoganiketan.net/" target="_BLANK">Swami Kebalananda: A Short Biography</a><br />
(in Yoga Niketan Library: Biographies)
<br /><br /><a class="online" href="http://yoganiketan.net/" target="_BLANK">Swami Yukteshvar Giri: A Biography</a><br />
(in Yoga Niketan Library: Biographies)
<br /><br /><a class="online" href="http://yoganiketan.net/" target="_BLANK">Yogananda Sanga (Satyananda Giri)</a><br />
(in Yoga Niketan Library: Biographies)
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<br /><br /><em class="green"> Ramakrishna MaTham </em><br />
<em class="green"> Ramakrishna </em><br />
<a class="text" href="Gospel.pdf" target="_BLANK">The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna (abridged)</a>♣
<a class="online" href="http://www.cincinnatitemple.com/articles/GospelofSriRamakrishnaShort.pdf" target="_BLANK">download</a> (83 KB)<br />
<a class="text" href="Gospel-Sri Ramakrishna.pdf" target="_BLANK">The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna (complete)</a>
<a class="online" href="http://www.esnips.com/doc/384d3e37-d26d-4684-aa7e-855ed58910e9/Gospel-Sri-Ramakrishna" target="_BLANK">download</a> (5.0 MB)<br />
<br /><a class="online" href="http://www.shastras.com/otherbooks/sriramakrishna/index.html" target="_BLANK">Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita (online)</a><br />
<a class="text" href="Teachings of ramakrishna.pdf" target="_BLANK">The Sayings of Ramakrishna (Max Muller)</a>
<a class="online" href="http://www.esnips.com/doc/ec878e07-29ca-495f-a94b-1ab51e3b20bd/Teachings-of-ramakrishna" target="_BLANK">download</a> (317 KB)<br />
<br /><em class="green"> Vivekananda </em><br />
<a class="text" href="Vivekananda on Ramakrishina.pdf" target="_BLANK">Vivekananda on Ramakrishna</a>
<a class="online" href="http://www.esnips.com/doc/8bfa1f38-b5c6-4116-9396-a41268a9d228/Vivekananda-on-Ramakrishina" target="_BLANK">download</a> (237 KB)<br />
<a class="text" href="Vivekananda Biography.pdf" target="_BLANK">Vivekananda: A Biography (Nikhilananda)</a>
<a class="online" href="http://www.esnips.com/nsdoc/e47d9161-3d1c-43c0-be73-85805deb46cd" target="_BLANK">download</a> (621 KB)<br />
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<br /><em class="green"> Arunachala </em><br />
<a class="text" href="Glory of Arunachala.pdf" target="_BLANK">The Glory of Arunachala (Ramanananda Saraswati, Tr.MC.Subramanian)</a>
<a class="online" href="http://www.sriramanamaharshi.org/downloads/glory_of_arunachala.zip" target="_BLANK">download</a> (569 KB)<br />
The Tamil translation of Arunachala Mahatmyam (Sanskrit) done by Sri Munagala S. Venkataramiah (later Sri Ramanananda Saraswati, compiler of Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi) is already published by Sri Ramanasramam. The English translation of this by Sri M. C. Subramanian was serialised in The Mountain Path. -- publishers
<br /><br /><a class="text" href="ocean_of_grace_divine.pdf" target="_BLANK">Ramana's Arunachala: Devotees</a>
<a class="online" href="http://www.sriramanamaharshi.org/downloads/ocean_of_grace_divine.zip" target="_BLANK">download</a> (956 KB)<br />
A work of this kind is not a record of facts and details. What this book records are the experiences of devotees, sages and saints who have felt Arunachala in the hill, Arunachala in the temple and Arunachala in Ramana. -- V.S.Ramanan (in Foreword)
<br /><br /><em class="green"> Ramana Maharshi </em><br />
<a class="text" href="maharshi_and_message.pdf" target="_BLANK">Brunton, Paul: Maharshi and His Message</a>
<a class="online" href="http://www.sriramanamaharshi.org/downloads/maharshi_and_his_message.zip" target="_BLANK">download</a> (286 KB)<br />
In the presence of this Sage one felt security and inward peace. The spiritual radiations which emanated from him were allpenetrating. I learnt to recognise in his person the sublime truths which he taught, while I was no less hushed into reverence by his incredibly sainted atmosphere. He possessed a deific personality which defies description. -- author
<br /><br /><a class="text" href="A_Sadhu's_Reminiscences.pdf" target="_BLANK">Chadwick, AW: A Sadhu's Reminiscences</a>
<a class="online" href="http://www.sriramanamaharshi.org/downloads/a_sadhus_reminiscences.zip" target="_BLANK">download</a> (269 KB)<br />
Sadhu Arunachala of Sri Ramanasramam, Tiruvannamalai, is a good example of perfect devotion to our Guru, Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi. Some twentyfive years ago the name and fame of Bhagavan Sri Ramana dragged him from England to India, and having come to Bhagavan’s Supreme Abode he never returned. -- T.K.Sundaresa Iyer, Introduction
<br /><br /><a class="text" href="guru_ramana.pdf" target="_BLANK">Cohen, SS: Guru Ramana</a>
<a class="online" href="http://www.sriramanamaharshi.org/downloads/guru_ramana.zip" target="_BLANK">download</a> (470 KB)<br />
This book, as its sub-title indicates, contains some of my reminiscences as well as the notes which I took down at odd times during my long residence in Ramanashram. -- author
<br /><br /><a class="text" href="reflections.pdf" target="_BLANK">Cohen, SS: Reflections on Talks</a>
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To write a commentary on Sri Ramana Bhagavan’s words, which are deemed to be lucidity itself, may seem to be a superfluous labour; yet there are thousands of studious seekers who have not had the privilege of hearing the teaching direct from the Master’s lips, who would feel benefited and, indeed, happy to receive an exposition of it from those who have. For the sake of these I have culled from the compendious work, now the well-reputed Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi, such gems and in such numbers as in my humble opinion can fairly and comprehensively represent the teaching... -- author
<br /><br /><a class="text" href="day by day.pdf" target="_BLANK">Devaraja Mudaliar, A: Day by Day with Bhagavan</a>
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Only a part of these records of mine seems to be available to the Asramam authorities for publication just now. I am glad that at least so much is to be published by them immediately. I believe they came into existence because Bhagavan willed it and I believe it is his will that at least a part of them should now appear in print. -- author
<br /><br /><a class="text" href="Surpassing Love and Grace.pdf" target="_BLANK">Devotees: Surpassing Love and Grace</a>
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In the following pages they speak of him in awed tones and with overwhelming sensitivity and love. The reader is invited to participate in this spiritual feast. -- V.S.Ramanan, Foreword
<br /><br /><a class="text" href="epistles of light.pdf" target="_BLANK">Ganapati Muni: Epistles of Light</a>
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During a period in 1931, while residing at Anandasrama, Sirsi (North Kanara, Central Karnataka), Nayana wrote weekly letters to Bhagavan Sri Ramana in Tiruvannamalai. These letters were submitted to Sri Bhagavan and replies were sent. Bhagavan would peruse the Muni’s letters carefully, though He Himself did not take part in replying except in rare instances where His views and advice in spiritual problems were sought. -- publisher
<br /><br /><a class="text" href="jivanmukti.pdf" target="_BLANK">Glen Friesen: Hindu and non-Hindu Interpretations of a Jivanmukta</a>
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But there are many interpretations of Rama„Éa¡¦s teaching, and of the nature of Rama„Éa¡¦s enlightenment experience itself. In this work, I will examine some of the interpretations of Rama„Éa. I will look at how Rama„Éa explains his own experience, and how he has been interpreted by both Hindus and by non-Hindus. -- author
<br /><br /><a class="text" href="glimpsesRamana.pdf" target="_BLANK">Humphreys, Frank H: Glimpses of Life and Teachings</a>♣
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Humphreys’ narration of his experiences with Sri Bhagavan is so simple and arresting that the readers find in it an excellent presentation of Bhagavan’s teachings. -- publishers
<br /><br /><a class="text" href="Happiness_and_the_Art_of_Being.pdf" target="_BLANK">James, Michael: Happiness and the Art of Being</a>
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A layman's introduction to the philosophy and practice of the spiritual teachings of Bhagavan Sri Ramana
<br /><br /><a class="text" href="Ramana Leela.pdf" target="_BLANK">Krishna Bhikshu: Sri Ramana Leela</a>
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SRI Ramana Leela in Telugu was one of the three biographies of Sri Ramana Maharshi published during Sri Bhagavan’s physical presence at Sri Ramanasramam. The other two biographies were
Self Realisation (English) and
Sri Ramana Vijayam (Tamil). The Telugu book was authoured by Sri Kirshna Bhikshu (1904 - 1981), whose original name was Oruganti Venkata Krishnayya. -- publishers
<br /><br /><a class="text" href="bhagavan_ramana.pdf" target="_BLANK">Mahadevan, TMP: Bhagavan Ramana</a>♣
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THE present essay was originally written for a book on The Saints; and it appears as General Introduction in a work on Bhagavan entitled Ramana Maharshi and His Philosophy of Existence. As it is felt that this essay may be of interest to the general readers, it is being issued separately also in the form of a booklet. -- author
<br /><br /><a class="text" href="be-siitwts.pdf" target="_BLANK">Osborne, Arthur: Be Still It Is The Wind That Sings</a>
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This is the second collection of articles, mainly gleaned from the earlier editions of The Mountain Path when he founded it...and initially, before getting world-wide contributions, he also wrote many of the articles himself under various pseudonyms. -- Kitty Osborne, Foreword
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An account of the life and teachings of Ramana Maharshi.
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Perhaps something should be said about the Maharshi’s way of answering questions. There was nothing heavy or pontifical about it. He spoke freely and his replies were often given with laughter and humour. If the questioner was not satisfied, he was free to object or ask further questions. -- author
<br /><br /><a class="text" href="crumbs from his table.pdf" target="_BLANK">Ramanananda Swarnagiri: Crumbs from His Table</a>
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On the insistence of several devotees we have great pleasure in now reprinting this precious gem of a book which has been out of print for over twenty years. Sri Bhagavan used to like this book and often asked some devotees to read it. -- publishers
<br /><br /><a class="text" href="golden_jubilee_souvenir.pdf" target="_BLANK">Ramanasramam: Golden Jubilee Souvenir</a>
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In commemoration of that day, the 1st of September, 1896, on which young Venkataramana reached Arunachala, and in devout and humble recognition of his fifty years of transcendental life, is published this GOLDEN JUBILEE SOUVENIR, being a chorus of tribute from some of his devotees, far and near. -- publishers
<br /><br /><a class="text" href="Ramana_Smrti.pdf" target="_BLANK">Ramanasramam: Ramana Smrti (Birth Centenary Offering - 1980)</a>
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<br /><a class="text" href="At the Feet of Bhagavan.pdf" target="_BLANK">Sundaresa Iyer, TK: At the Feet of Bhagavan</a>
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By odd circumstances the manuscript of this book, which was so well edited by no less a scholar-devotee than Mr. Duncan Greenlees, as far back as December 1962, was lost in the Ashram archives. It was brought to light recently, thanks to Sri Jim Grant and Sri David Godman, who are doing yeoman service by classifying the Ashram archives and rearranging the whole Ashram Library. -- publishers
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<a class="text" href="divinewisdomofdr00goviiala.pdf" target="_BLANK">Dravida Saints: Divine Wisdom (A.Govindacharya)</a>
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To give the world a few gems out of this Treasury of Divine Love, in an English dress, is the object of the present work. -- author
<br /><br /><a class="online" href="http://www.shastras.com/jkbooks/index.html" target="_BLANK">J.Krishnamurti: Biography and Book Excerpts (online)</a><br />
<br /><a class="text" href="lifeoframanuja.pdf" target="_BLANK">Ramanuja: The Life of Bhagavad Sri Ramanuja</a>
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Ramanuja is regarded as the greatest theologian of the Srivaishnava Lineage (Sampradaya) which is one of the two theistic Schools of Vedanta following the philosophy of Visishtaadvaita — the other being the Dvaita system. -- author
<br /><br /><a class="text" href="mylife.pdf" target="_BLANK">Shriram Sharma: My Life--Its Legacy and Message</a>
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The <i>Gayatri Parivar Mission</i> is trying to publish this great work of
<i>Gurudev (Hamari Vasiyat Harmari Virasat)</i> in as many languages of India
and the world as possible. -- Pranav Pandya, Foreword
<br /><br /><a class="text" href="nayanar.pdf" target="_BLANK">Sixty-three Nayanar Saints (Sivananda)</a>
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The first edition of this rare treatise on Sixty-three Nayanar Saints from the prolific pen of the Himalayan Sage and Savant, Sri Swami Sivananda, was published by the Divine Life Society of South Africa in 1962. The invaluable services rendered by Sri Swami Ramananda of Sivanandashram, Rishikesh, in the preparation of the manuscript was duly acknowledged. -- publishers
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