Deepavali darsan (At the Feet of Bhagavan – 6)
Bhagavan in His embodied state occupied our whole heart, being dear to us as father, mother, God and Guru, all in one. We were loath to leave His presence, be it night or day. We slept outside the Old Hall, and Bhagavan was always visible to us on the sofa from where...Initiation for bhagavan (At the Feet of Bhagavan – 5)
Even during the days Bhagavan lived on the Hill, His fame as a perfect Jnani had spread far and wide, and people of several religions were visiting him in large numbers. One of these visitors was a Sri Vaishnava hailing from either Srirangam or Kanchipuram — I do not...Sri Ramana gives Rama Darsan (At the Feet of Bhagavan – 4)
It was in 1908 I first contacted Sri Ramana Maharshi, then in the Virupaksha Cave, when I was a boy of twelve. Had you seen Him in those days, you would hardly have taken Him for a mere human being. His figure was a statue of burnished gold. He simply sat and sat, and...I Am Not The Body and That I Am Not Going Anywhere(Surpassing Love And Grace)
To me Bhagavan is more than all other gods or prophets so far incarnated on earth, such as Rama, Krishna, Buddha, Christ, Mohamed, Nanak and others. I have only read and heard about them, and cannot have proper conception of them. Even the numerous pictures of them are only imaginary, and naturally, they are all different from one another, therefore it is impossible to have an exact conception of any of them. On the other hand I have seen Bhagavan and therefore I have a very clear conception of an ideal to meditate upon.
The Moon Can Allay Heat Alone For Men (Surpassing Love And Grace)
“The moon can allay heat alone for men; likewise the celestial wish-fulfilling tree can relieve want alone, so too the sacred river Ganga can remove only sin; but, by the sight of Sages all the three — heat and the rest — are extinguished, (so) there is nothing in all the Three worlds, comparable to the sight of Sages.”