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Talks on Sri Ramana Maharshi: Narrated by David Godman - Lakshmi the Cow

2018-02-13T08:08:37.080Z

Lakshmi was of of the most outstanding devotees of Sri Ramana Maharshi. In this film David Godman narrates the story of her life and explains why Sri Ramana and his devotees hold her in such high esteem.

A full account of her life can be read in The Power of the Presence, part three, by David…

Wonderful interview w/ Papaji by David Godman

2017-12-17T20:37:24.305Z

Papaji - Ramai tacut (Summa Iru) - subtitrat in limba romana.

Nisargadatta Maharaj and Ramana Maharshi, part one.

2017-04-01T19:49:21.669Z

Published on Jun 4, 2013

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I was asked about the difference between the teaching styles of Ramana Maharshi and Nisargadatta Maharaj. This was my…

David Godman - 'Buddha at the Gas Pump' Interview

2017-01-27T18:04:24.493Z

Published on Oct 15, 2013
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David Godman has lived in India since 1976, mostly in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. He spent his time there studying and practising the teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi. His anthology of Ramana Maharshi's teachings, Be As You Are, is probably the most widely read book on Sri Ramana's teachings. During his fourteen-year stay at Ramanasramam (1978-92) he managed the ashram's library, catalogued its archives, and recorded the stories and experiences of devotees who had had direct contact with Sri Ramana.

David is the authorized biographer of two devotees of Sri Ramana Maharshi (Lakshmana Swamy and Papaji) who realized the Self in Sri Ramana's presence and who later went on to become gurus themselves.

He has written and published several other books that contain first-person accounts of devotees who moved closely with Sri Ramana Maharshi and who were transformed by his power and presence.

In collaboration with two Tamil scholars, T. V. Venkatasubramanian and Robert Butler, he translated and edited several Tamil texts including two authoritative collections of Ramana Maharshi's teachings that were originally recorded in Tamil verse. The three of them joined forces to bring out David's most recent book, Sorupa Saram, a translation of a poem in which a 15th century Tamil saint and Guru, Sorupananda, speaks authoritatively of his experience of the Self.

In the 1970s David frequented Nisargadatta Maharaj's satsangs in Mumbai. In the 1980s he was a regular visitor to the ashram of Lakshmana Swamy and Saradamma in Andhra Pradesh. When they moved to Tiruvannamalai in the early 1990s, he helped them to establish and landscape their new property at the foot of Arunachala, the holy mountain where Sri Ramana Maharshi spent all his adult life. For four years in the 1990s he lived with Papaji in Lucknow and ended up writing or editing five books about him.

In recent years he has written several long articles on Tamil saints, particularly those whose lives and works were often cited by Sri Ramana Maharshi. He is also engaged in a book-length project to bring out the biography and poetry of Guhai Namasivaya, a 16th century Tamil saint who lived on Arunachala and wrote extensively about its power and greatness.

Books: Be as You Are: The Teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi (Compass) No mind, I am the self: The lives and teachings of Sri Lakshmana Swamy and Mathru Sri Sarada Living By the Words of Bhagavan: a biography of Annamalai Swami, a close devotee of Sri Ramana Maharshi Papaji Interviews: an anthology of interviews that Papaji gave to foreign visitors in the early 1990s Nothing Ever Happened(three volumes): a 1,200-page biography of H. W. L. Poonja, also known as 'Papaji'. Final Talks - Annamalai Swami- teaching dialogues between Annamalai Swami and visitors to his ashram, recorded in the last six months of his life. The Power of the Presence (Part One)(three volumes): chapter-long accounts by devotees of Sri Ramana Maharshi that record their experiences of living with and being transformed him. The Power of the Presence (Part Two) The Power of the Presence (Part Three) Padamalai: Teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi: Recorded by Muruganar Ramana Puranam- an edited and annotated 540-line poem that was jointly composed by Ramana Maharshi and Muruganar. The Fire of Freedom, Satsang with Papaji (The Fire of Freedom, Volume 1)- dialogues between Papaji and visitors that took place in his Lucknow home in 1991. Guru Vachaka Kovai (The Garland of Guru's Sayings)- a translation of 1,254 verses, recorded in Tamil by Muruganar, that record Ramana Maharshi's teachings.

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Blog: http://sri-ramana-maharshi.blogspot.com

Who Dies?

2016-12-03T08:40:08.570Z

Published on Nov 13, 2012

This video highlights the essence of the teaching and awakening of Ramana Maharshi. Meeting your physical death is an essential aspect of true Self-inquiry and is contained in the very intimate inquiry; Who dies? A few days before his death Ramana said, "They say that I am dieing, but where will I go? I am Here." My direct experience is this timeless statement of Sri Bhagavan is the absolute Truth. His presence is a visceral experience at Ramana Ashram in Tiruvannammalia India.

The video was originally produced by Premananda and includes a very insightful discussion with David Godman who is a prolific writer on the life and teaching of Ramana Maharshi. David has lived at Ramana Maharshi's Ashram in India for over thirty years. After years of research, interviews with devotees, and the many books he has written, David is considered to be one of the foremost authorities on the Life and Teaching of Sri Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi. The footage of Ramana combined with the perspective of both Premananda and David is powerful transmission of the purity and Grace of Ramana's teaching. For more information please visit arunachalashiva.org or davidgodman.org