The Power of the Presence (Part Three) by David Godman

by David Godman

Gripping firsthand accounts of eight devotees of Sri Ramana Maharshi narrating their personal stories of living with him and being guided by him.

Genres: Spirituality

Unknown Binding

First published February 22, 2000

Reviews

[Kassy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ramana Maharshi is my favorite Religious figure/Sage. Maybe because I feel a strong kindred pull to his way of being, his obliviousness, brilliance, and kindness. Maharshi has kind of showed me the way to live, mind free, desire free, fear free, in a state of overflowing bliss, beatitude, equanimity and connection to all beings around me, and throughout the world. I realize that the sum of all achievements and greatness is the very Self that is already possessed, and that all this reaching out for something transient, is like searching for the necklace when it's already around my own neck. It requires that I give up the world, give up my infatuations for other individuals, give up my fear for the wellbeing of the body, and the individual I imagine myself to be, and be That which is still there in the absence of all that superfluous conditioning, my True Self. Literally, I become everything, and everything I could ever wanted, every relationship I could ever desire, every achievement I could ever strive for is the nature of Being, and all those are easy when I give up searching outside myself. And miraculously events happen very auspiciously.

[Brahunja · Rating 4 out of 5]

Letto il: 09/02/2024
Lingua: Inglese
Tempo di lettura: -

Commento:
Questo libro racconta la vita del saggio indiano Ramana Maharshi in sei episodi, ognuno narrato da un suo amico o un suo devoto.
Trovo particolarmente bella questa struttura narrativa, perché permette di vedere i cambiamenti e gli insegnamenti che sono scaturiti dall'incontro con il saggio. Alcuni capitoli hanno stampo religioso mentre altri più filosofico.

Questo libro mi è stato molto utile per comprendere la cultura e mentalità dell'India del Sud.

[Aayush Kucheria]

Recommendation
Even the grand master of advaita, Ramana Maharshi, gave his students practices. While talking about how we are already enlightened, he taught people to meditate, chant mantras, do breathwork, and other effortful practices. If you read the detailed histories of his top students (you can do so in the books by David Godman, a series called The Power of the Presence) who

[Swami Arunachalananda Puri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reminiscences by Swami Madhavatirth are very interesting

[Murali · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful collecton of stories on the devotees of Sri Ramana Maharshi. David Godman has done a fabulous job. Highly recommended.