Letters from Sri Ramanasramam, by Suri Nagamma
Table of Contents
1. The Son is Beholden to the Father
2. Aham Sphurana
3. Quarrel Between Uma and Maheswara
4. Marriages
5. On to Skandasramam
6. In Service of the Sage
7. The Nikshepam (Treasure)
8. Service of Atma Swarupa is Atma Seva
9. Samatvam (Equality with All)
10. Worldly Troubles
11. What is Meant by Samsara?
12. “Go the Way You Came”
13. Ahetuka Bhakti (Motiveless Devotion)
14. Conventional Respect
15. Echamma’s Demise
16. The First Bhiksha
17. How Do You Know That You Do Not Know Anything?
18. Leopards and Snakes
19. Won’t You Please Hear My Speechless Appeal?
20. A Squirrel
21. Dharma is Different From Dharma–Sukshma
22. Moksha
23. Worship of the Cow
24. A Pair of Pigeons
25. Baby Cheetahs
26. Medication without Treatment
27. Bhakti’s Taste
28. Brahmasthram (Divine Weapon)
29. That is Play, This is Verse
30. Anger
31. Decorations to Amba (Goddess)
32. Avvaiyar’s Song
33. Astral Paths — Higher Worlds
34. Books
35. Disease
36. Kowpinavantah Khalu Bhagyavant
37. Moksha with the Body
38. Chiranjeevis (Immortal Beings)
39. Uma
40. Asthi, Bhathi and Priyam (Existence, Consciousne
41. The True Nature of Pradakshina
42. Abhayam Sarva Bhuthebhyaha (Compassion Towards All)
43. That Which Is, is Only One
44. The Black Cow
45. Paratpara Rupam (Form of the Supreme Being)
46. The Ethics of Social Existence
47. Which is the Vehicle?
48. Japa, Tapa and the Like
49. What is Samadhi
50. What is Sarvam (Everything)? (How to See Everything as One’s Self)
51. Death of Madhavaswami
52. “Anoraneeyam Mahatomaheeya
53. Dreams — Delusions
54. Pure Bhakti (Devotion) is Real Service
55. Guri (Concentration) Alone is the Gu
56. Siddhas
57. Karthuragnaya Prapyathe Phal
58. Sarva Samatvam (Universal Equality)
59. Yathechha (As One Desires)
60. Programme
61. An Unknown Devotee
62. Ekam Akshar
63. Contentment
64. Atma Pradakshina (Going Round the Self)
65. Narakasura — Dipavali
66. Life on the Hill — Some Incidents
67. Arpana (Offering)
68. Sadhana–Sakshatkaram (Practice–Manifestation)
69. Brahman is Real — The World is an Illusion
70. Swami is Everywhere
71. Akshara Swarupam (The Imperishable Image)
72. Upadesa Saram — Unnadhi Nalupadhi
73. The ‘I’ is the Mind Itself
74. The Golden Jubilee Festivities
75. The Golden Jubilee Celebrations
76. Brahmotsavam
77. Atmakaravritti (The Soul, its Form and Action)
78. Andavane
79. Omkaram–Aksharam
80. Anecdotes Regarding Life at Virupaksha Cave
81. Siva Bhakta Sundaramurti
82. Sundaramurti’s Bond of Servitude
83. Nature
84. Who is Ramana?
85. Dravida Sisuhu
86. Jnana Sambandhamurthy
87. Divine Force
88. Sleep and the Real State
89. The Incarnation of Sri Dakshinamurthy
90. The Jnani’s Mind is Brahman Itself
91. Maya (Illusion)
92. Aadarana (Regard)
93. Sadhana in the Presence of the Guru
94. Hridayam – Sahasraram
95. Telugu Venba
96. Ekatma Panchakam
97. Birth
98. Self (Atman)
99. Guru Swarupam (The Guru’s Form)
100. No Waste
101. Delusion and Peace Of Mind
102. Mother Alagamma
103. Human Effort
104. Headship of a Mutt
105. Regulating Sleep, Diet and Movements
106. Devotion without Irregularity
107. Blessings
108. A Bouquet of Precepts
109. Absolute Surrender
110. Visions in Dream
111. Divine Visions
112. The White Peacock
113. Which is the Foot and Which is the Head?
114. Suicide
115. The Shakti That is, is One
116. Prarabdha (Fate)
117. Seeing a Lion in a Dream
118. Where is the King and Where is the Kingdom?
119. Nididhyasana (Intense Concentration)
120. Ajapa Tatvam (The Meaning of Involuntary Japam)
121. Why any Secrecy?
122. Kriti Samarpana — Dedication of a Book
123. Karathala Bhiksha (Alms in the Palms)
124. Upanayanam (Ceremony of the Sacred Thread)
125. Forced Dinners
126. Questions with Half Knowledge
127. Puja with Flowers
128. Abhishekam (Worship with Water)
129. Tirthas and Prasadas (Holy Water and Food)
130. Hastha Masthaka Samyogam (Touching of the Head with the Hand by Way of Blessing)
131. “Vicharamanimala”
132. Residents in Foreign Countries
133. Akshayalokam (The Eternal World)
134. Jnanadrishti (Supernatural Vision)
135. Hearing, Meditation and the Like
136. The Attitude of Silence
137. Beyond the Three States
138. Samadhi
139. Remain Where You Are
140. Only One and All–Pervading Self
141. Manifestation of the Self
142. Simplicity
143. Mother’s Gift
144. Peace of Mind Itself is Liberation
145. Arunachalam
146. Manikkavachakar
147. The Omnipresent
148. Bondages
149. Brindavanam
150. Simple Living
151. On Being the Master
152. One-Pointedness
153. Existence after Realization
154. Vairagya, Bodha, Uparati
155. Knowledge of other Languages
156. Turiyavastha (The Fourth State)
157. Universal Brotherhood
158. Rememberance — Forgetfulness
159. The Path of Self–Enquiry
160. The Holy Beacon
161. Poor Man’s Mite
162. The Sleeper in the Cart
163. Six Kinds of Samadhis
164. Greatness of Non-–Attachment
165. Self–Enquiry: Essential in all Walks of Life
166. Vritti Janya Jnanam (Awareness of the Self Generated by Action)
167. The Passing Away of Mahatma Gandhi
168. Equality
169. Nihilists and Advaitins
170. Bhagavan’s First Manuscript
171. Kailasa
172. Educated People
173. Salutations
174. The Sacredness of the Feet of the Guru
175. What is Deliverance (Mukti)?
176. Nature’s Splendour
177. The First Bath and the First Shave
178. Undivided Attention
179. The Path of Love
180. Grace of the Guru
181. Discussion Between Ashtavakra and Janaka
182. Ribhu and Nidagha
183. The Screen
184. The Doer and the Doing
185. Nayana and the Ramana Gita
186. Concentration and Desirelessness
187. The Greatness of Man
188. Vedaranyam
189. Appar (A Saint)
190. The Meaning of Dakshinamurthy
191. Service
192. Embodiment of Compassion
193. The Deliverance of Lakshmi the Cow
194. Burial of Lakshmi the Cow
195. The History of Lakshmi the Cow
196. Deliverance to a Thorn Bush
197. A Poor Old Woman
198. Faith
199. Commentary on Sankara’s Atmabodha
200. Appropriate Teaching
201. Ardhanareeswara (A Form of Siva — Half Man and Half Woman)
202. Love of Animals
203. What is Happiness?
204. Where is the Swami?
205. Astrology
206. Life on the Hill
207. Playing with Children
208. Sadhu Sangam
209. Bhiksha in Agraharam
210. The Lotus Feet of the Master
211. Pachiamma-Durga
212. Visit of the Head of Puri Mutt
213. The Arrival of the Head of Sivaganga Mutt
214. Acceptance of Diksha
215. Nava Mani Mala
216. Supernatural Sights on Arunachala
217. The Big Self
218. Kundalini Sakti — Chinmaya Deha
219. The Self
220. Mutual Cursings
221. Bliss of the Self
222. Yatana Sariram
223. In the Service of the Mother
224. Tiger’s Skin
225. What Does Bhagavan Like Most?
226. Rented House
227. All Tamasic Articles are Forbidden
228. Solitude
229. Dosais
230. Golden–Armed
231. Avatar (Incarnation)
232. Inauguration of Mother’s Temple
233. Arrangements for Kumbhabhishekam
234. Worship of the Sandals
235. The Story of the Ten Brahmins
236. The Banyan Tree
237. Devotee’s Discomfiture
238. Aasura Vasana
239. Tulya Ninda Stutihi (He Who Takes Praise and Reproach Alike)
240. Patala Linga (The Underground Linga)
241. The Medicine Itself has Arrived
242. Veda Adhyayana (Study of the Veda)
243. Worldly Duties
244. Samadarsatvam! (Equality)
245. Kindness to Animals
246. The Helper of the Helpless
247. Residing in the Front Hall
248. The Happiness of an Independent Life
249. Fan
250. Desirelessness
251. The Importance of Yatra and Pradakshi
252. Sastras
253. Advaita Drishti
254. Jnana Yagnam
255. Pranayamam (Breath Control)
256. Sivam–Sundaram (Bliss and Beauty)
257. The Mudaliar Granny
258. Pilgrimage to Tiruchuli
259. Boyhood Days
260. Help for Good Works
261. Deceptive Appearances
262. Is All the Work for Which You Have Come Over?
263. Floor Decoration with Lime Powder
264. Follies
265. Bhajan
266. Medicated Oils and Butter
267. Book Binding
268. Where to Stay? Where to Go?
269. Boyhood Days at Madurai
270. Mukti Kanta
271. Titbits
272. The Greatness of Chillies
273. Brahmanirvana
Go to Index
RECOLLECTIONS OF SRI RAMANASRAMAM
1. Come, Let Us Go
2. The Cook
3. Titles
4. How Fortunate is this Sabari!
5. No Need for Leave Application for Women
6. Why Worry?
7. Fasting
8. Give Them to Those Who have Already Eaten
9. Figs
10. Yadbhaavam Tat Bhava
11. A Garland of Upadesas
12. Mantropadesa
13. A Little Child
14. Kunjuswami’s Trip to Tirupati
15. Arunachala Mahatmyam
16. Ramana Sahasranamam
17. Ganesan
18. Is Your Ebullient Desire Satisfied?
19. Anger and Resentment
20. He is A Raja, Isn’t He?
21. Secretary
22. I See, That is the Real Purpose
23. Will Not This too Go to Court?
24. Tell Them and See if They Care for Your Words
25. Guru Prasadam
26. Sannyasa for Women
27. Goddess Kali
28. Endurance
Go to Index
(c) Sri Ramanashramam, Tiruvannamalai
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