Be As You Are: The Teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi

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Ramana Maharshi was one of the most significant spiritual teachers to emerge from India during the first half of this century, and remains widely admired. This new collection of conversations between him and the many seekers who came to his ashram for guidance contains the essence of his teaching. His concern throughout his long life of imparting his experience to others was to convince his listeners that Self-realisation — or enlightenment — is not an alien or mysterious state, but the natural condition of man. This state can be easily discovered by undertaking the self-investigation clearly described in these talks. The lucid introductions to each section provide further illumination of this great seer's message. Be As You Are Contents Acknowledgments Introduction PART ONE: THE SELF 1 The nature of the Self 2 Self-awareness and Self-ignorance 3 The jnani PART TWO: ENQUIRY AND SURRENDER 4 Self-enquiry — theory 5 Self-enquiry — practice 6 Self-enquiry — misconceptions 7 Surrender PART THREE: THE GURU 8 The Guru 9 Silence and sat-sanga PART FOUR: MEDITATION AND YOGA 10 Meditation and concentration 11 Mantras and japa 12 Life in the world 13 Yoga PART FIVE: EXPERIENCE 14 Samadhi 15 Visions and psychic. powers 16 Problems and experiences PART SIX: THEORY 17 Creation theories and the reality of the world 18 Reincarnation 19 The nature of God 20 Suffering and morality 21 Karma, destiny and free will Glossary Notes and references Bibliography Index