Essence of Instruction (Upadesa Saram) - The Pine Forest Revisited

The great Tamil poet Muruganar approached the South Indian sage, Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi, and requested elucidation on the instruction which had been given by Lord Siva to the Rishis of Darukavanam (the Pine Forest).The Rishis had become hooked on action (karma) and every attainment threw up the desire for a further bigger, better attainment. They approached Siva and asked for help. Things have not changed much since then ... have they? The human condition continues to be enthralled with the shadows all the while oblivious to the all important source of the light.Sri Ramana Maharshi agreed and wrote this instruction in 30 verses. Later, the verses were translated into Telugu, Malayalam and, at the request of the great Sanskritist, Kavyakantha Ganapati Muni, they were also translated into Sanskrit. The Sanskrit work is known as Upadesa Saram (The Essence of Instruction). This is an English translation of that work with commentary by Miles Wright.

About the author

Ramana Maharshi (1879-1950) gilt als einer der bedeutendsten spiritueller Lehrer des 20. Jh. Er lebte und wirkte am Berg Arunachala in Südindien und lehrte vorwiegend Selbstergründung (Atma-Vichara).

Product details

• Authors: Ramana Maharshi
• Publisher: Books On Demand
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2014
• EAN: 9783738600919
• ISBN: 978-3-7386-0091-9
• No. of pages: 56
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 215 mm x 3 mm
• Weight: 83 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > Eastern philosophy; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Other world religions