Although the teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi are commonly regarded as pertaining to the Spiritual Path of Knowledge (Jnana Marga) mainly through Self-enquiry (Atma Vichara), those who lived with him proclaimed his words to have universal appeal. Thus one of his close disciples, Arthur Osborne, wrote of Bhagavan’s teaching:

“Sri Bhagavan spoke and wrote most about the vichara or Self-enquiry, and therefore the opinion arose that He prescribed only jnana-marga, the Path of Knowledge, which most people find too sheer in this age. But in fact He was universal and provided guidance for every temperament, by the path of Devotion no less than of Knowledge. Love and devotion to Him are a bridge across the abyss to salvation. He had many devotees for whom he prescribed no other path.”

It has been said of those who lived with Bhagavan that though many of Bhagavan’s disciples flowered in the fullness of jnana, what strikes us most in them is their total love and bhakti to Bhagavan.

Bhagavan declared that regardless of the chosen path towards God, the goal remains ever one and the same. Thus the Maharshi, the embodiment of Love, enticed us with His words, with His glance, with His life that shone upon us as a brilliant sun to know:

“The eternal, unbroken, natural state of abiding in the Self is jnana. To abide in the Self you must love the Self. Since God is verily the Self, love of the Self is love of God; and that is bhakti. Jnana and bhakti are thus one and the same…. their purpose is to lead you to dhyana, to meditation, which ends in Self-realization.”

The contents of this website demonstrate that Sri Ramana’s life and teaching blossomed as a Lotus of Purity and Perfection drawing seekers from the world over to ‘seek and find’ through a practice of a Godly life which reaches its fulfillment in Self-realization.

During Bhagavan’s childhood he read mainly two books, one was the Holy Bible. His life and teaching forged an eternal alliance between spiritual aspirants from both the East and West.

From whatever region of this world we hail from, and with whatever method we choose to free ourselves from Earthly sorrow, his words still ring true regarding the attainment of the unending happiness in liberation.