Ramana Maharshi ([rəˈməɳə məˈɦərʃi]; 30 December 1879 – 14 April 1950) was an Indian Hindu sage[1] and jivanmukta (liberated being).[2] He was born Venkataraman Iyer, but is mostly known by the name Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi.[3][note 1]
He was born in Tiruchuli, Tamil Nadu, India. In 1895, an attraction to the sacred hill Arunachala and the 63 Nayanmars was aroused in him,[4] and in 1896, at the age of 16, he had a "death-experience" where he became aware of a "current" or "force" (avesam) which he recognized as his true "I" or "self",[web 1][5] and which he later identified with "the personal God, or Iswara",[web 1][note 2] that is, Shiva. This resulted in a state that he later described as "the state of mind of Iswara or the jnani".[web 1][note 3] Six weeks later he left his uncle's home in Madurai, and journeyed to the holy mountain Arunachala, in Tiruvannamalai, where he took on the role of a sannyasin (though not formally initiated), and remained for the rest of his life.
He attracted devotees that regarded him as an avatar of Shiva and came to him for darshan ("the sight of God"). In later years, an ashram grew up around him, where visitors received upadesa ("spiritual instruction")[7] by sitting silently in his company asking questions.[8] Since the 1930s his teachings have been popularized in the West.[9]
Ramana Maharshi approved a number of paths and practices,[3] but recommended self-enquiry as the principal means to remove ignorance and abide in self-awareness,[web 2][10] together with bhakti (devotion) or surrender to the self.
| 2024 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: What is the proper way to attend to ourself or brahman? as Self (archive footage) |
| 2024 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation: ātma-vicāra is investigating who am I, not asking ‘Who am I?’ as Self (archive footage) |
| 2024 | San Diego Ramana Satsang: bhakti japa, jñāna japa and self-investigation as Self (archive footage) |
| 2024 | Ego, freedom of will, surrender and self investigation as Self (archive footage) |
| 2024 | ātma vicāra is attending to what is permanent, namely ‘I am’ as Self (archive footage) |
| 2024 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: Why should we believe that we are one without a second? as Self (archive footage) |
| 2024 | Metaphysical solipsism does not imply social solipsism as Self (archive footage) |
| 2023 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK What should we do to attain brahman or pure consciousness as Self (archive footage) |
| 2023 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: What bhāvana should one hold during self investigation? as Self (archive footage) |
| 2023 | San Diego Ramana Satsang: ‘I exist’ is our only permanent and self evident experience as Self (archive footage) |
| 2023 | Ramana Maharsh: What should we attend to or be aware of when going within? as Self (archive footage) |
| 2023 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: Why is this entire world as unreal as a dream? as Self (archive footage) |
| 2023 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: Is self-investigation a mental activity? as Self (archive footage) |
| 2023 | Boston Ramana Satsang: Understanding the basics of Ramana Maharshi's teachings as Self (archive footage) |
| 2023 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: Is being aware of thinking the awareness ‘I am’ or not? as Self (archive footage) |
| 2023 | San Diego Ramana Satsang the relevance of studying and thinking for self-investigation as Self (archive footage) |
| 2023 | Advaita Vedanta and Ramana Maharshi’s teachings |
| 2023 | San Diego Ramana Satsang: How to practice self-investigation during our daily life? |
| 2023 | Sri Ramana Center, Houston: Michael James discusses Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu verse 13 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2023 | Sri Ramana Center, Houston: Michael James discusses Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu verse 12 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2023 | Clarifying the practice of self-investigation as Self (archive footage) |
| 2023 | Sri Ramana Center, Houston: Michael James discusses Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu verse 11 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2023 | Self-investigation and other practices as Self (archive footage) |
| 2023 | Sri Ramana Center, Houston: Michael James discusses Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu verse 10 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2022 | Sri Ramana Center, Houston: Michael James discusses Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu verse 9 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2022 | Sri Ramana Center, Houston: Michael James discusses Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu verse 8 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2022 | Sri Ramana Center, Houston: Michael James discusses Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu verse 7 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2022 | Sri Ramana Center, Houston: Michael James discusses Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu verse 6 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2022 | Sri Ramana Center, Houston: Michael James discusses Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu verse 5 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2022 | Sri Ramana Center, Houston: Michael James discusses Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu verse 4 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2022 | Yo Soy Tu Mismo: Michael James discusses the solution to all challenges on the path as Self (archive footage) |
| 2022 | Sri Ramana Center, Houston: Michael James discusses Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu verse 3 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2022 | Sri Ramana Center, Houston: Michael James discusses Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu verse 2 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2022 | Sri Ramana Center, Houston: Michael James discusses Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu verse 1 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Sri Ramana Center, Houston: Michael James discusses Upadēśa Undiyār verse 30 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Archival Films of Sri Ramana Maharshi as Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Sri Ramana Center, Houston: Michael James discusses Upadēśa Undiyār verse 29 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Sri Ramana's teachings on vasanas, enquiry and grace as Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Enlightenment & Self Realization: What is it? The teachings of Ramana Maharshi | David Godman as Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Sri Ramana Center, Houston: Michael James discusses Upadēśa Undiyār verse 28 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Sri Ramana Center, Houston: Michael James discusses Upadēśa Undiyār verse 27 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Sri Ramana Center, Houston: Michael James discusses Upadēśa Undiyār verse 26 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Who am I? The Teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi as Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Sri Ramana Center, Houston: Michael James discusses Upadēśa Undiyār verse 25 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Michael James - Happiness of Being as Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Sri Ramana Center, Houston - Michael James discusses Upadēśa Undiyār verse 24 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Sri Ramana Center, Houston: Michael James discusses Upadēśa Undiyār verse 23 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Sri Ramana Center, Houston: Michael James discusses Upadēśa Undiyār verse 22 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Sri Ramana Center, Houston: Michael James discusses Upadēśa Undiyār verse 21 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | How to put advaita teachings into practice. Michael James on Bhagavan's Who-Am-I (Naan Yaar) as Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Sean and Michael discuss ātma-vicāra, just being, pramāda, ‘I am I’, ajāta and so on as Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Sri Ramana Center, Houston: Michael James discusses Upadēśa Undiyār verse 20 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Sean and Michael discuss the present moment, ‘I am’, ‘direct path’ and ‘progressive path’ as Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Katya Douglas' aka Kitty Osborne's Memories of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi as Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Sri Ramana Center, Houston: Michael James discusses Upadēśa Undiyār verse 19 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2020 | Sri Ramana Center, Houston: Michael James discusses Upadēśa Undiyār verse 18 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2020 | Sri Ramana Center, Houston: Michael James discusses Upadēśa Undiyār verse 17 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2020 | Sri Ramana Center, Houston: Michael James discusses Upadēśa Undiyār verse 16 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2020 | Sri Ramana Center, Houston: Michael James discusses Upadēśa Undiyār verses 11 to 15 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2020 | Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi : Archival Footage & Mantra Japa as Self (archive footage) |
| 2020 | Sri Ramana Center, Houston: Michael James discusses Upadēśa Undiyār verses 8 to 10 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2020 | Sri Ramana Center, Houston: Michael James discusses Upadēśa Undiyār verses 3 to 8 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2020 | Sri Ramana Center, Houston: Michael James discusses Upadēśa Undiyār verses 1 to 3 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2020 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: discussion with Michael James on Ēkāṉma Pañcakam verse 5 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2020 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: discussion with Michael James on Ēkāṉma Pañcakam verse 4 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2020 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: discussion with Michael James on Ēkāṉma Pañcakam verse 3 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2020 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: discussion with Michael James on Ēkāṉma Pañcakam verse 2 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2019 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: discussion with Michael James on Ēkāṉma Pañcakam verse 1 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2019 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: discussion with Michael James on Āṉma-Viddai verse 5 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2019 | Sri Ramana Maharshi A DOCU-FEATURE FILM as Self (archive footage) |
| 2019 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: discussion with Michael James on Āṉma-Viddai verse 4 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2019 | Yo Soy Tu Mismo: Michael James discusses why we should observe only the observer as Self (archive footage) |
| 2019 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: discussion with Michael James on Āṉma-Viddai verse 3 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2019 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: discussion with Michael James on Āṉma-Viddai verse 2 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2019 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: discussion with Michael James on Āṉma-Viddai verse 1 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2019 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: discussion with Michael James on Nāṉ Ār? paragraph 20 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2019 | Michael James discusses vivarta vāda and the mistakes of neo-advaita as Self (archive footage) |
| 2019 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: discussion with Michael James on Nāṉ Ār? paragraph 19 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2019 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: discussion with Michael James on Nāṉ Ār? paragraph 18 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2019 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: discussion with Michael James on Nāṉ Ār? paragraph 17 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2019 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: discussion with Michael James on Nāṉ Ār? paragraph 16 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2019 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: discussion with Michael James on Nāṉ Ār? paragraph 15 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2019 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: discussion with Michael James on Nāṉ Ār? paragraph 14 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2018 | Michael James discusses signs of progress on Bhagavan’s path as Self (archive footage) |
| 2018 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: discussion with Michael James on Nāṉ Ār? paragraph 13 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2018 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: discussion with Michael James on Nāṉ Ār? paragraph 12 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2018 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: discussion with Michael James on Nāṉ Ār? paragraph 11 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2018 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: discussion with Michael James on Nāṉ Ār? paragraph 10 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2018 | (Bhagavan's Teachings) Talks with David Godman as Self (archive footage) |
| 2018 | Sri Ramana Maharshi movie "THE PILGRIMAGE" as Self (archive footage) |
| 2018 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: discussion with Michael James on Nāṉ Ār? paragraph 9 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2018 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: discussion with Michael James on Nāṉ Ār? paragraph 8 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2018 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: discussion with Michael James on Nāṉ Ār? paragraph 7 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2018 | 2018-05-05 (afternoon) Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: Michael James answers questions as Self (archive footage) |
| 2018 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: Michael James discusses Nāṉ Ār? paragraph 6 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2018 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: discussion with Michael James on Nāṉ Ār? paragraph 5 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2018 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: discussion with Michael James on Nāṉ Ār? paragraph 4 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2018 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: discussion with Michael James on Nāṉ Ār? paragraph 3 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2018 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: discussion with Michael James on Nāṉ Ār? paragraph 2 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2017 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: discussion with Michael James on Nāṉ Ār? paragraph 1 as Self (archive footage) |
| 2017 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: discussion with Michael James on unconditional surrender as Self (archive footage) |
| 2017 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: discussion with Michael James on the power of silence as Self (archive footage) |
| 2017 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: discussion with Michael James on importance of practice as Self (archive footage) |
| 2017 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: discussion with Michael James on life as a dream as Self (archive footage) |
| 2017 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: Michael discussing the root cause diagnosed by Bhagavan as Self (archive footage) |
| 2016 | Dawn of the Abyss: The Spiritual Birth of Swamiji as Self (archive footage) |
| 2016 | discussion with Michael James on overcoming pramāda as Self (archive footage) |
| 2016 | 2016-04-24 (afternoon) Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: discussion with Michael James as Self (archive footage) |
| 2016 | 2016-04-24 (morning) Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: discussion with Michael James as Self (archive footage) |
| 2016 | Jnani: The Silent Sage of Arunachala as Self (archive footage) |
| 2015 | Talks on Sri Ramana Maharshi: Narrated by David Godman - The Power of the Guru as Self (archive footage) |
| 2015 | 2015-09-12 Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: discussion with Michael James on life as a dream as Self (archive footage) |
| 2015 | Talks on Sri Ramana Maharshi: Narrated by David Godman - Papaji as Self (archive footage) |
| 2015 | Talks on Sri Ramana Maharshi: Narrated by David Godman |
| 2014 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: discussion with Michael James on self-investigation as Self (archive footage) |
| 2014 | 2014-02-08 Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: discussion with Michael James on self-investigation as Self (archive footage) |
| 2013 | Michael James on the Teachings of Ramana Maharshi and the Practice of Self-Enquiry as Self (archive footage) |
| 2013 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: discussion on Sri Ramana's 'Who am I?' with Michael James as Self (archive footage) |
| 2013 | Arunachala Shiva : Ramana Maharshi Life and Teaching as Self (archive footage) |
| 2012 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: discussion on Sri Ramana's 'Who am I?' (abridged) as Self (archive footage) |
| 2011 | Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: discussion on Sri Ramana's teachings with Michael James as Self (archive footage) |
| 2011 | Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi - David Godman interview as Self (archive footage) |
| 2011 | A Talk with Ramana Maharshi as Self (archive footage) |
| 2008 | Blueprints for Awakening: Wisdom of the Masters as Self (archive footage) |
| 2008 | Blueprints for Awakening: European Masters as Self (archive footage) |
| 2006 | Abhishiktananda : An Interior Journey as Self (archive footage) |
| 2003 | The Eternal Light - Sri Ramana Maharshi as Self (archive footage) |
| 2002 | Guru Ramana - His Living Presence as Self (archive footage) |
| 1996 | Ramana Oli as Self (archive footage) |
| 1992 | The Sage of Arunachala as Self (archive footage |
| 1982 | Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi Biopic as Self (archive footage) |
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