What do you think?
Rate this book
Erase The Ego
The book compiled by Swami Rajeshwaranand contains the teachings and sayings of Sri Ramana Maharshi in his own words. His gospel is a practical expression of self which is reality, intelligence and bliss. It cannot be delimited by determination and differentiations. His teachings are plain and powerful. They throw open the floodgates of the soul and make the living waters of the highest consciousness gush forth.
The book talks of life and soul and gives various examples from nature to stress upon some fact. The individual has been compared with the restless ocean which stores water which evaporates to form clouds and then give rain which after forming rivers flow again into the ocean. Similarly the individual emanating from his heart is restless and becomes eager to find his own source. The way is the trail of the "ego" into the heart. The book is full of similes between things found in nature and one's own self which makes it easy to understand what the Maharshi is trying to convey to his disciples and followers.
The book talks of life and soul and gives various examples from nature to stress upon some fact. The individual has been compared with the restless ocean which stores water which evaporates to form clouds and then give rain which after forming rivers flow again into the ocean. Similarly the individual emanating from his heart is restless and becomes eager to find his own source. The way is the trail of the "ego" into the heart. The book is full of similes between things found in nature and one's own self which makes it easy to understand what the Maharshi is trying to convey to his disciples and followers.
61 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 18, 2023
193 people are currently reading
125 people want to read
About the author
Ramana Maharshi
253 books601 followersBhagavan Sri Ramaṇa Mahārṣi (Tamil: ரமண மஹரிஷி) born Venkataraman Iyer, was probably the most famous Indian sage of the twentieth century, he was born on December 30, 1879 in a village called Tirucculi about 30 miles south of Madurai in southern India. His middle-class parents named him Venkataraman. His father died when he was twelve, and he went to live with his uncle in Madurai, where he attended American Mission High School.
At age 16, he became spontaneously self-realized. Six weeks later he ran away to the holy hill of Arunachala where he would remain for the rest of his life. For several years he stopped talking and spent many hours each day in samadhi. When he began speaking again, people came to ask him questions, and he soon acquired a reputation as a sage. In 1907, when he was 28, one of his early devotees named him Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi, Divine Eminent Ramana the Great Seer, and the name stuck. Eventually he became world-famous and an ashram was built around him. He died of cancer in 1950 at the age of 70.
Ramana Maharshi was born 30 kilometers south of Madurai in Tamil Nadu, India.
His Self-Realization
At age 16, he heard somebody mention "Arunachala." Although he didn't know what the word meant (it's the name of a holy hill associated with the god Shiva) he became greatly excited. At about the same time he came across a copy of Sekkilar's Periyapuranam, a book that describes the lives of Shaivite saints, and became fascinated by it. In the middle of 1896, at age 16, he was suddenly overcome by the feeling that he was about to die. He lay down on the floor, made his body stiff, and held his breath. "My body is dead now," he said to himself, "but I am still alive." In a flood of spiritual awareness he realized he was spirit, not his body.
His Guru
Ramana Maharshi didn't have a human guru (other than himself). He often said that his guru was Arunachala, a holy mountain in South India.
His Teachings
Ramana Maharshi taught a method called self-inquiry in which the seeker focuses continuous attention on the I-thought in order to find its source. In the beginning this requires effort, but eventually something deeper than the ego takes over and the mind dissolves in the heart center.
At age 16, he became spontaneously self-realized. Six weeks later he ran away to the holy hill of Arunachala where he would remain for the rest of his life. For several years he stopped talking and spent many hours each day in samadhi. When he began speaking again, people came to ask him questions, and he soon acquired a reputation as a sage. In 1907, when he was 28, one of his early devotees named him Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi, Divine Eminent Ramana the Great Seer, and the name stuck. Eventually he became world-famous and an ashram was built around him. He died of cancer in 1950 at the age of 70.
Ramana Maharshi was born 30 kilometers south of Madurai in Tamil Nadu, India.
His Self-Realization
At age 16, he heard somebody mention "Arunachala." Although he didn't know what the word meant (it's the name of a holy hill associated with the god Shiva) he became greatly excited. At about the same time he came across a copy of Sekkilar's Periyapuranam, a book that describes the lives of Shaivite saints, and became fascinated by it. In the middle of 1896, at age 16, he was suddenly overcome by the feeling that he was about to die. He lay down on the floor, made his body stiff, and held his breath. "My body is dead now," he said to himself, "but I am still alive." In a flood of spiritual awareness he realized he was spirit, not his body.
His Guru
Ramana Maharshi didn't have a human guru (other than himself). He often said that his guru was Arunachala, a holy mountain in South India.
His Teachings
Ramana Maharshi taught a method called self-inquiry in which the seeker focuses continuous attention on the I-thought in order to find its source. In the beginning this requires effort, but eventually something deeper than the ego takes over and the mind dissolves in the heart center.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews
January 23, 2022
A very small book with so much intelligence, that I had to take one paragraph and read it 3 or 4 times, and I still had to ask my spiritual teacher what it meant. One thing that was very interesting was, "The 'I' thought and the breath arise from the same source." So powerful and confusing. But His Holiness is referring to Identification. Meditation is mindfulness, but if I am in identification when focusing on the breath, then my meditation is centered on the 'I' thought and my physical body. Many more revelations reading this book. A real gem of a book!
November 22, 2025
A succinctly written book explaining the spiritual understanding of oneself (the Self) and how to free ourselves from the worldly concepts.
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews