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Podcast: Beyond Perception
Episode: #61 | Enlightenment & Self Realization: What is it (not)? The teachings of Ramana Maharshi: The most important Indian saint of the 20th century | David Godman
Description: My guest David Godman has extensively written on the life, teachings and disciples of Ramana Maharshi, an Indian sage who lived and taught for more than fifty years at Arunachala, a sacred mountain in Tamil Nadu, India. He first visited the Tiruvannamalai ashram of Ramana Maharshi in 1976. And for 8 years, between 1978 and 1985, he was the librarian of the ashram. In the last 30 years he has written or edited 16 books on topics related to Sri Ramana, his teachings and his followers.
Quote: ‘The thinking mind and the I-thought are one and the same. The thinking mind is an illu...