| . | Publisher's Note | | iii |
| . | Introduction to Letters from Sri Ramanasramam - Volume I | audio [2.0 MB] | v |
| (1) | The Son is Beholden to the Father | audio [1.2 MB] | 1 |
| (2) | Aham Sphurana | audio [917 KB] | 2 |
| (3) | Quarrel Between Uma and Maheswara | audio [1.4 MB] | 4 |
| (4) | Marriages | audio [1.3 MB] | 5 |
| (5) | On to Skandasramam | audio [591 KB] | 7 |
| (6) | In Service of the Sage | audio [3.7 MB] | 8 |
| (7) | The Nikshepam (Treasure) | audio [1.1 MB] | 12 |
| (8) | Service of Atma Swarupa is Atma Seva | audio [907 KB] | 14 |
| (9) | Samatvam (Equality with All) | audio [1.8 MB] | 15 |
| (10) | Worldly Troubles | audio [1.3 MB] | 17 |
| (11) | What is Meant by Samsara? | audio [1.6 MB] | 18 |
| (12) | "Go the Way You Came" | audio [2.2 MB] | 20 |
| (13) | Ahetuka Bhakti (Motiveless Devotion) | audio [2.5 MB] | 21 |
| (14) | Conventional Respect | audio [3.7 MB] | 23 |
| (15) | Echamma's Demise | | 25 |
| (16) | The First Bhiksha | | 29 |
| (17) | How Do You Know That You Do Not Know Anything? | | 30 |
| (18) | Leopards and Snakes | | 31 |
| (19) | Won't You Please Hear My Speechless Appeal? | | 33 |
| (20) | ASquirrel | | 34 |
| (21) | Dharma is Different From Dharma-Sukshma | | 36 |
| (22) | Moksha | | 38 |
| (23) | Worship of the Cow | | 39 |
| (24) | A Pair of Pigeons | | 42 |
| (25) | Baby Cheetahs | | 44 |
| (26) | Medication without Treatment | | 46 |
| (27) | Bhakti's Taste | | 48 |
| (28) | Brahmasthram (Divine Weapon) | | 49 |
| (29) | That is Play, This is Verse | | 51 |
| (30) | Anger | | 53 |
| (31) | Decorations to Amba (Goddess) | | 54 |
| (32) | Awaiyar's Song | | 55 |
| (33) | Astral Paths – Higher Worlds | | 57 |
| (34) | Books | | 58 |
| (35) | Disease | | 61 |
| (36) | Kowpinavantah Khalu Bhagyavantah
(Fortunate are Those with a Mere Loincloth) | | 62 |
| (37) | Moksha with the Body | | 64 |
| (38) | Chiranjeevis (Immortal Beings) | | 65 |
| (39) | Uma | | 66 |
| (40) | Asthi, Bhathi and Priyam (Existence, Consciousness and Bliss) | | 68 |
| (41) | The True Nature of Pradakshina | | 69 |
| (42) | Abhayam Sarva Bhuthebhyaha (Compassion Towards All) | | 73 |
| (43) | That Which Is, is Only One | | 75 |
| (44) | The Black Cow | | 76 |
| (45) | Paratpara Rupam (Form of the Supreme Being) | | 77 |
| (46) | The Ethics of Social Existence | | 78 |
| (47) | Which is the Vehicle? | | 79 |
| (48) | Japa,Tapa and the Like | | 81 |
| (49) | What is Samadhi | | 83 |
| (50) | What is Sarvam? (How to See Everything as One's Self) | | 84 |
| (51) | Death of Madhavaswami | | 85 |
| (52) | "Anoraneeyam Mahatomaheeyam"
(An Atom Among Atoms and a Giant Among Giants) | | 88 |
| (53) | Dreams – Delusions | | 89 |
| (54) | Pure Bhakti (Devotion) is Real Service | | 91 |
| (55) | Guri (Concentration) Alone is the Guru (The Preceptor) | | 93 |
| (56) | Siddhas | | 95 |
| (57) | Karthuragnaya Prapyathe Phalam (Fruits of Actions are Ordained by the Creator) | | 97 |
| (58) | Sarva Samatvam (Universal Equality) | | 98 |
| (59) | Yathechha (As One Desires) | | 100 |
| (60) | Programme | | 101 |
| (61) | An Unknown Devotee | | 102 |
| (62) | Ekam Aksharam (The One Letter and the One Imperishable) | | 104 |
| (63) | Contentment | | 106 |
| (64) | Atma Pradakshina (Going Round the Self) | | 108 |
| (65) | Narakasura – Dipavali | | 109 |
| (66) | Life on the Hill – Some Incidents | | I10 |
| (67) | Arpana (Offering) | | 112 |
| (68) | Sadhana-Sakshatkaram (Practice-Manifestation) | | 115 |
| (69) | Brahman is Real – The World is an Illusion | | 117 |
| (70) | Swami is Everywhere | | 118 |
| (71) | Akshara Swarupam (The Imperishable Image) | | 123 |
| (72) | Upadesa Saram – Unnadhi Nalupadhi | | 126 |
| (73) | The T is the Mind Itself | | 129 |
| (74) | The Golden Jubilee Festivities | | 131 |
| (75) | The Golden Jubilee Celebrations | | 136 |
| (76) | Brahmotsavam | | 140 |
| (77) | Atmakaravritti (The Soul, its Form and Action) | | 144 |
| (78) | Andavane | | 145 |
| (79) | Omkaram-Aksharam | | 148 |
| (80) | Anecdotes Regarding Life at Virupaksha Cave | | 149 |
| (81) | Siva Bhakta Sundaramurti | | 153 |
| (82) | Sundaramurti's Bond of Servitude | | 156 |
| (83) | Nature | | 161 |
| (84) | Whois Ramana? | | 164 |
| (85) | Dravida Sisuhu | | 166 |
| (86) | Jnana Sambandhamurthy | | 168 |
| (87) | Divine Force | | 173 |
| (88) | Sleep and the Real State | | 175 |
| (89) | The Incarnation of Sri Dakshinamurthy | | 177 |
| (90) | Thejnani's Mind is Brahman Itself | | 181 |
| (91) | Maya (Illusion) | | 183 |
| (92) | Aadarana (Regard) | | 185 |
| (93) | Sadhana in the Presence of the Guru | | 187 |
| (94) | Hridayam - Sahasraram | | 190 |
| (95) | Telugu Venba | | 191 |
| (96) | Ekatma Panchakam | | 194 |
| (97) | Birth | | 196 |
| (98) | Self (Atman) | | 197 |
| (99) | Guru Swarupam (The Guru's Form) | | 199 |
| (100) | No Waste | | 203 |
| (101) | Delusion and Peace Of Mind | | 206 |
| (102) | Mother Alagamma | | 208 |
| (103) | Human Effort | | 211 |
| (104) | Headship of a Mutt | | 213 |
| (105) | Regulating Sleep, Diet and Movements | | 216 |
| (106) | Devotion without Irregularity | | 218 |
| (107) | Blessings | | 220 |
| (108) | A Bouquet of Precepts | | 222 |
| (109) | Absolute Surrender | | 224 |
| (110) | Visions in Dream | | 228 |
| (111) | Divine Visions | | 230 |
| (112) | The White Peacock | | 232 |
| (113) | Which is the Foot and Which is the Head? | | 234 |
| (114) | Suicide | | 235 |
| (115) | The Shakti That is, is One | | 238 |
| (116) | Prarabdha (Fate) | | 239 |
| (117) | Seeing a Lion in a Dream | | 243 |
| (118) | Where is the King and Where is the Kingdom? | | 245 |
| (119) | Nididhyasana (Intense Concentration) | | 247 |
| (120) | Ajapa Tatvam (The Meaning of Involuntary Japam) | | 250 |
| (121) | Why any Secrecy? | | 251 |
| (122) | Kriti Samarpana – Dedication of a Book | | 255 |
| (123) | Karathala Bhiksha (Alms in the Palms) | | 257 |
| (124) | Upanayanam – (Ceremony of the Sacred Thread) | | 261 |
| (125) | Forced Dinners | | 263 |
| (126) | Questions with Half Knowledge | | 266 |
| (127) | Puja with Flowers | | 268 |
| (128) | Abhishekam (Worship with Water) | | 270 |
| (129) | Tirthas and Prasadas (Holy Water and Food) | | 273 |
| (130) | Hastha Masthaka Samyogam
(Touching of the Head with the Hand by Way of Blessing) | | 275 |
| (131) | "Vicharamanimala" | | 278 |
| (132) | Residents in Foreign Countries | | 279 |
| (133) | Akshayalokam (The Eternal World) | | 282 |
| (134) | Jnanadrishti (Supernatural Vision) | | 283 |
| (135) | Hearing, Meditation and the Like | | 286 |
| (136) | The Attitude of Silence | | 287 |
| (137) | Beyond the Three States | | 290 |
| (138) | Samadhi | | 293 |
| (139) | Remain Where You Are | | 294 |
| (140) | Only One and All-Pervading Self | | 296 |
| (141) | Manifestation of the Self | | 298 |
| (142) | Simplicity | | 302 |
| (143) | Mother's Gift | | 305 |
| (144) | Peace of Mind Itself is Liberation | | 307 |
| (145) | Arunachalam | | 309 |
| (146) | Manikkavachakar | | 312 |
| (147) | The Omnipresent | | 319 |
| (148) | Bondages | | 322 |
| (149) | Brindavanam | | 324 |
| (150) | Simple Living | | 326 |
| (151) | On Being the Master | | 328 |
| (152) | One-Pointedness | | 331 |
| (153) | Existence after Realization | | 333 |
| (154) | Vairagya, Bodha, Uparati (Non-Attachment, Illumination, Desirelessness) | | 335 |
| (155) | Knowledge of other Languages | | 337 |
| (156) | Turiyavastha (The Fourth State) | | 339 |
| (157) | Universal Brotherhood | | 341 |
| (158) | Rememberance – Forgetfulness | | 344 |
| (159) | The Path of Self-Enquiry | | 347 |
| (160) | The Holy Beacon | | 350 |
| (161) | Poor Man's Mite | | 353 |
| (162) | The Sleeper in the Cart | | 357 |
| (163) | Six Kinds of Samadhis | | 360 |
| (164) | Greatness of Non-Attachment | | 363 |
| (165) | Self-Enquiry: Essential in all Walks of Life | | 366 |
| (166) | Vrittijanyajnanam (Awareness of the Self Generated by Action) | | 367 |
| (167) | The Passing Away of Mahatma Gandhi | | 369 |
| (168) | Equality | | 372 |
| (169) | Nihilists and Advaitins | | 374 |
| (170) | Bhagavan's First Manuscript | | 376 |
| (171) | Kailasa | | 378 |
| (172) | Educated People | | 381 |
| (173) | Salutations | | 383 |
| (174) | The Sacredness of the Feet of the Guru | | 385 |
| (175) | What is Deliverance (Mukti)? | | 386 |
| (176) | Nature's Splendour | | 388 |
| (177) | The First Bath and the First Shave | | 390 |
| (178) | Undivided Attention | | 394 |
| (179) | The Path of Love | | 395 |
| (180) | Grace of the Guru | | 397 |
| (181) | Discussion Between Ashtavakra and Janaka | | 401 |
| (182) | Ribhu and Nidagha | | 408 |
| (183) | The Screen | | 411 |
| (184) | The Doer and the Doing | | 413 |
| (185) | Nayana and the Ramana Gita | | 416 |
| (186) | Concentration and Desirelessness | | 420 |
| (187) | The Greatness of Man | | 422 |
| (188) | Vedaranyam | | 424 |
| (189) | Appar(ASaint) | | 427 |
| (190) | The Meaning of Dakshinamurthy | | 431 |
| (191) | Service | | 433 |
| (192) | Embodiment of Compassion | | 436 |
| (193) | The Deliverance of Lakshmi the Cow | | 439 |
| (194) | Burial of Lakshmi the Cow | | 442 |
| (195) | The History of Lakshmi the Cow | | 445 |
| (196) | Deliverance to a Thorn Bush | | 448 |
| (197) | A Poor Old Woman | | 451 |
| (198) | Faith | | 454 |
| (199) | Commentary on Sankara's Atmabodha | | 456 |
| (200) | Appropriate Teaching | | 459 |
| (201) | Ardhanareeswara (A Form of Siva – Half Man and Half Woman) | | 462 |
| (202) | Love of Animals | | 465 |
| (203) | What is Happiness? | | 467 |
| (204) | Where is the Swami? | | 470 |
| (205) | Astrology | | 473 |
| (206) | Life on the Hill | | 475 |
| (207) | Playing with Children | | 477 |
| (208) | Sadhu Sangam | | 480 |
| (209) | Bhiksha in Agraharam | | 482 |
| (210) | The Lotus Feet of the Master | | 484 |
| (211) | Pachiamma-Durga | | 488 |
| (212) | Visit of the Head of Puri Mutt | | 491 |
| (213) | The Arrival of the Head of Sivaganga Mutt | | 493 |
| (214) | Acceptance of Diksha | | 496 |
| (215) | Nava Mani Mala | | 499 |
| (216) | Supernatural Sights on Arunachala | | 501 |
| (217) | The Big Self | | 503 |
| (218) | Kundalini Sakti – Chinmaya Dena | | 505 |
| (219) | The Self | | 508 |
| (220) | Mutual Cursings | | 511 |
| (221) | Bliss of the Self | | 514 |
| (222) | Yatana Sariram | | 516 |
| (223) | In the Service of the Mother | | 517 |
| (224) | Tiger's Skin | | 519 |
| (225) | What Does Bhagavan Like Most? | | 521 |
| (226) | Rented House | | 523 |
| (227) | All Tamasic Articles are Forbidden | | 525 |
| (228) | Solitude | | 528 |
| (229) | Dosais | | 530 |
| (230) | Golden-Armed | | 534 |
| (231) | Avatar (Incarnation) | | 536 |
| (232) | Inauguration of Mother's Temple | | 538 |
| (233) | Arrangements for Kumbhabhishekam | | 543 |
| (234) | Worship of the Sandals | | 546 |
| (235) | The Story of the Ten Brahmins | | 549 |
| (236) | The Banyan Tree | | 552 |
| (237) | Devotee's Discomfiture | | 555 |
| (238) | Aasura Vasana | | 559 |
| (239) | Tulya Ninda Stutihi (He Who Takes Praise and Reproach Alike) | | 562 |
| (240) | Patala Linga (The Underground Linga) | | 565 |
| (241) | The Medicine Itself has Arrived | | 567 |
| (242) | Veda Adhyayana (Study of the Veda) | | 570 |
| (243) | Worldly Duties | | 572 |
| (244) | Samadarsatvam! (Equality) | | 575 |
| (245) | Kindness to Animals | | 578 |
| (246) | The Helper of the Helpless | | 583 |
| (247) | Residing in the Front Hall | | 588 |
| (248) | The Happiness of an Independent Life | | 591 |
| (249) | Fan | | 594 |
| (250) | Desu-elessness | | 596 |
| (251) | The Importance of Yatra and Pradakshina (Pilgrimage and Circumambulation) | | 599 |
| (252) | Sastras | | 602 |
| (253) | Advaita Drishti | | 605 |
| (254) | Jnana Yagnam | | 606 |
| (255) | Pranayamam (Breath Control) | | 609 |
| (256) | Sivam-Sundaram (Bliss and Beauty) | | 611 |
| (257) | The Mudaliar Granny | | 613 |
| (258) | Pilgrimage to Tiruchuli | | 616 |
| (259) | Boyhood Days | | 621 |
| (260) | Help for Good Works | | 626 |
| (261) | Deceptive Appearances | | 630 |
| (262) | Is All the Work for Which You Have Come Over? | | 632 |
| (263) | Floor Decoration with Lime Powder | | 634 |
| (264) | Follies | | 635 |
| (265) | Bhajan | | 637 |
| (266) | Medicated Oils and Butter | | 639 |
| (267) | Book Binding | | 642 |
| (268) | Where to Stay? Where to Go? | | 644 |
| (269) | Boyhood Days at Madurai | | 647 |
| (270) | Mukti Kanta | | 650 |
| (271) | Titbits | | 652 |
| (272) | The Greatness of Chillies | | 654 |
| . | Brahmanirvana | | 656 |
| | | |
RECOLLECTIONS OF SRI RAMANASRAMAM |
| . | Foreword to Letters From and Recollections of Sri Ramanasramam | | 665 |
| . | Preface to Letters From and Recollections of Sri Ramanasramam | | 667 |
| (1) | Come, Let Us Go | | 669 |
| (2) | The Cook | | 673 |
| (3) | Titles | | 674 |
| (4) | How Fortunate is this Sabari! | | 675 |
| (5) | No Need for Leave Application for Women | | 677 |
| (6) | Why Worry? | | 678 |
| (7) | Fasting | | 679 |
| (8) | Give Them to Those Who have Already Eaten | | 681 |
| (9) | Figs | | 683 |
| (10) | Yadbhaavam Tat Bhavati (As One Conceives, So Things Happen) | | 686 |
| (11) | A Garland of Upadesas | | 687 |
| (12) | Mantropadesa | | 690 |
| (13) | A Little Child | | 691 |
| (14) | Kunjuswami's Trip to Tirupati | | 692 |
| (15) | Arunachala Mahatmyam | | 695 |
| (16) | Ramana Sahasranamam | | 696 |
| (17) | Ganesan | | 698 |
| (18) | Is Your Ebullient Desire Satisfied? | | 700 |
| (19) | Anger and Resentment | | 702 |
| (20) | He is A Raja, Isn't He? | | 705 |
| (21) | Secretary | | 707 |
| (22) | I See, That is the Real Purpose | | 709 |
| (23) | Will Not This too Go to Court? | | 710 |
| (24) | Tell Them and See if They Care for Your Words | | 712 |
| (25) | Guru Prasadam | | 714 |
| (26) | Sannyasa for Women | | 715 |
| (27) | Goddess Kali | | 718 |
| (28) | Endurance | | 721 |
| . | Index | | 727 |
