

The Collected Works of Sri Ramana Maharshi, by Ramana Maharshi. build up a general exposition of the Maharshi’s teachings by selecting and fitting together passages from these dialogues and from his writings (published as The Collected Works of Sri Ramana Maharshi, by Messrs. The original form has been adopted in the present work. Subsequently they were changed into the form of an essay. The questions and answers were edited by Natanananda and published with Bhagavan’s approval under the name of Vichara Sangraham, or Self-Enquiry. After his death this diary was obtained from his brother. When Sri Bhagavan was living at the Virupaksha Cave, Ganapati Muni one day. Although he had not actually taken a vow of silence, he seldom spoke, and so wrote his replies to certain questions put to him by Gambhiram Seshayya, one of the earliest devotees. The new 2004 edition of ' The Collected Works of Ramana Maharshi ' will have a few additions which in size are not substantial, but like all of Sri Bhagavan's teachings contain seed kernals of potent food to assuage the spiritual hunger of aspirants. A number of disciples had already gathered round him. At that time he was living in Virupaksha Cave on the hill of Arunachala. h) Talks with Ramana Maharishi vol 1 by TMP Mahadevan. f) Day by day with Bhagwan by Devraj Mudliar. He was already a Jnani (Sage) in p realization of the Self, in the resplendent bliss of Divine Knowledge. c) The collected works of Sri Ramana Maharishi by Ramanashramam.

Alongisde these are a number of excerpts from Advaitic texts that Sri Ramana regarded highly and encouraged his students to explore. It was written about 1901, that is, when he was a young man of about twenty-two. The Collected Works of Sri Ramana Maharshi is a compilation of Sri Ramana’s original prose and poetry it contains his essential guidance of self-enquiry and his poetic works, such as ‘Five Hymns to Arunachala’. 'This is (That) Arunachala, the Ocean of Grace, which confers the highest state (of liberation) at the mere thought of It.' THIS work contains almost everything written by Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi, His inspired compositions, and a number of translations from ancient Advaitic texts, representing the essence of His teachings. Collected Works of Sri Ramana Maharshi. “Self-enquiry is the first work the Maharshi ever wrote.
