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For resolving the difficulties which he came across while studying these books and in his spiritual practices, he approached Bhagavan Sri Ramana from time to time. He used to read Swami Vivekananda's lectures on the different yoga's as also an English translation of the Rama-gita. Besides being an ardent Ramabhakta (worshipper of Rama) he was interested in the study and practice of Yoga. He was a Municipal Overseer at Tiruvannamalai about 1900. The questioner was Gambhiram Seshayya, one of the early devotees of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi. The present work in prose consists of forty questions with answers covering the entire range of spiritual disciplines required for the gaining of release (moksha). This record was first published by Sri Pillai in 1923 (in the original Tamil), along with a couple of poems composed by himself relating how Bhagavan's grace operated in his case by dispelling his doubts and by saving him from a crisis in life.
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As recollected and recorded by Sri Sivaprakasam Pillai, there were thirteen questions and answers to them given by Bhagavan. As Bhagavan was not talking then, not because of any vow he had taken but because he did not have the inclination to talk, he answered questions put to him by writing. He sought from him spiritual guidance and solicited answers to questions relating to Self-enquiry. During his visit to Tiruvannamalai in 1902 on official work, he went to Virupaksha Cave on Arunachala Hill and met the Maharshi there. Sri Pillai, a graduate in philosophy, was at the time employed in the Revenue Department of the South Arcot Collectorate. Sivaprakasam Pillai, about the year 1902. The questions were put to Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi by Sri M. Who am I? is the title given to a set of questions and answers bearing on Self-enquiry. What we find in the life and teachings of Sri Ramana is the purest of India with its breath of world-liberated and liberating humanity, it is a chant of millenniums.” The core of Ramana’s teachings are presented herein also included are three Ramana classics: Who Am I?, Self Enquiry, and Spiritual Instruction. In India he is the whitest spot in a white space. He is genuine and, in addition to that, something quite phenomenal. Carl Jung wrote of Ramana: “Sri Ramana is a true son of the Indian earth. The central path taught in this philosophy is the inquiry into the nature of Self, the content of the notional 'I-thought'. His point of view has for its aim Self-realization.
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During the past three decades, Advaita has become more widely recognized in the West through the ever growing popularity of Ramana Maharshi. The philosophy of Advaita or Non Duality has become, along with Buddhism, one of the most popular spiritual paths being pursued by those interested in enlightenment today.