From the chapter PART III Diary of the book “Guru Ramana – Memories and Notes” by S. S. Cohen. 5th September 9-40 a.m. A visitor hands the Maharshi a very beautiful walking stick, which seems to be made of the best ebony. Maharshi takes it, turns it on all sides, and carefully examines every part of it, … Read the article »
From the chapter PART III Diary of the book “Guru Ramana – Memories and Notes” by S. S. Cohen. 28th August From early morning people started flocking from the town to the Ashram, on the rumour that the Maharshi had passed away. Many of them came with tears flowing from their eyes, but became happy on seeing … Read the article »
From the chapter PART III Diary of the book “Guru Ramana – Memories and Notes” by S. S. Cohen. 17th August, 1948 10-15 a.m. Mr. Rappold, an American devotee opens his eyes from meditation in which he seems to have been deeply sunk and raises his voice: Rappold. Bhagavan, what should a devotee do at the time of death? … Read the article »
From the chapter PART III Diary of the book “Guru Ramana – Memories and Notes” by S. S. Cohen. 2nd August 9-30 a.m. Sri Maharshi is absorbed in writing. Mrs. Mazumdar, a Bengali devotee, comes in with a tray of fruits and a bottle wrapped in tissue paper in her hand; she places them on the offerings-table, … Read the article »
From the chapter PART III Diary of the book “Guru Ramana – Memories and Notes” by S. S. Cohen. 27th July 10.15 a.m. Maharshi calls the old devotees Professor Venkataramiah and Mr. Visvanathan, and makes them sit down. Mr. V. reads Atma-Bodha of Sri Shankaracharya, one verse in Samskrit and one in Tamil. Maharshi and Prof. V. … Read the article »
Maharshi is seriously occupied on a manuscript which he is correcting with Mr. Visvanathan, who sits down to carry out his instructions. Bhagavan is doing hard thinking. Read the article »
Maharshi, while writing, listens to the music programme on the radio. He writes, as usual, resting the pad on his raised right knee. Read the article »
Maharshi returns from his short walk and hardly sits when a very small boy carrying two small mangoes comes and, instead of placing them on the special offerings-table, he shoves them in Bhagavan’s hands. Read the article »
Devotional songs are heard from Trichy on the radio by the Maharshi’s side. He reads a Tamil paper, apparently unconcerned. But those who know him guess that his whole attention is centred on the music, till he dozes off to the tune of the flute and the tabla. Read the article »
“In sushupti (deep sleep) one enjoys a whole ocean of bliss like a king; whereas in the other two states the range of bliss is as wide as are the classes of men, from the king down to the penniless.” Read the article »
