CONTENTS


1VARIOUS STORIES & TALES
2Self-Surrender
3The Jnani and the Siddha
4Twentyfour Gurus
5Enter the Heart
6Buddha
7The Sadhu and the Three Stones
8Initiation
9Peace is the Sole Criterion
10The Garlic Plant
11‘I’ and You
12Earnestness or Faith (Sraddha)
13In the World but not of the World
14Total Abidance
15Quiet Piety
16Unknown Tenth Man
17God Works for His devotee
18Each Reflects His Own Nature
19The Master’s Payment
20The Fault Lies in Exposure
21Brahmachari’s Touch
22The King and His Ministers
23The Greatness of Japa
24Silent Eloquence
25Headship of a Mutt
26Bhakta Ekanath
27The Immature Pot
28Tapo Bhrashta
29Yogi’s Penance
30Brahmin’s Curse
31Kabir
32Kamal, Son of Saint Kabir
33Mutual Curse
34The Lord Himself Comes
35Deliverance of a Thorn Bush
36BRAHMA, VISHNU, SIVA
37Silence is the True Upadesa
38Dakshinamurti
39Brahma’s Pride
40Sweet of Speech
41Parvati’s Test
42Going Round the Self
43Ardhanareeswara
44PERIAPURANAM
45The Fire of Devotion
46Mother’s Blessings
47The Lord is Within Me
48Pilgrimage to Sri Arunachala
49Sambandhar and Appar
50Saint Appar
51There is Nothing Without
52With the Moon in His Crown
53Swami is Everywhere
54Sundaramurthi’s Bond of Servitude
55Manikkavachakar
56How the Tiruvachakam was Written
57YOGA VASISHTAM
58Brahma, the Creator
59The Charm of Self-realisation
60Alms for a King
61Universal Equality
62One Pointedness
63The Siddhas’ Lesson
64GLOSSARY
65Important Events in Sri Bhagavan’s Life

Preface