RAMANA MAHARSHI                               CLICK HERE TO READ EXCERPT
        GURU VACHAKA KOVAI
       By Muruganar - Translated by Dr T. V. Venkatasubramanian, Robert Butler and David Godman
       Edited and annotated by David Godman

"That which is worth taking up is the Self-inquiry that reveals the knowledge of the Self; that which is worth enjoying is the grandeur of the Self; that which is worth renouncing is the ego-mind; that in which it is worth taking refuge, to eliminate sorrow completely, is one's own source, the Heart.
That which should be attained is true knowledge of the Self; that which the mind should meditate upon is the feet of God; that on which one should firmly depend is satsang; that which should well up in the Heart is peace."

Guru Vachaka Kovai [The Garland of Guru's Sayings] is the most authoritative collection of Ramana Maharshi's spoken teachings. The first Tamil edition of the book, published in 1939, was personally checked and revised by Ramana Maharshi himself. 
The 1,254 verses in this book, recorded by Muruganar in the last decades of Ramana Maharshi's life, cover the full spectrum of his teachings. This new translation of the entire work includes previously unpublished explanatory notes by Muruganar and supplementary teaching material by Sri Ramana that illustrates or expands on the words of the original text.
598 pages - 24,00 Euros - weight: 1130 g

RAMANA MAHARSHI
        PADAMALAI
       Teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi - Recorded in Tamil verse by Muruganar
       Edited and translated by David Godman, T. V. Venkatasubramanian and Robert Butler.

"What is always natural to everyone is liberation, which is bliss. Bondage is delusion of mind, a false sensation. The ego alone is bondage, and one's own true nature, free of the contagion of the ego, is liberation. There is no greater deception than believing that liberation, which is ever present as one's own nature, will be attained at some later stage. Even the desire for liberation is the work of delusion. Therefore, remain still."

Padamalai contains well over a thousand teaching statements made by Sri Ramana Maharshi, none of which has appeared in English before. They were recorded in two-line Tamil verses by Muruganar, one of Sri Ramana’s foremost devotees. It was at Muruganar’s behest that Sri Ramana composed both Ulladu Narpadu andUpadesa Undiyar, two of his principal philosophical works. Muruganar himself composed Guru Vachaka Kovai, an extensive and authoritative compilation of Sri Ramana’s sayings that was personally checked and revised by Sri Ramana himself.
The original Tamil poem from which these statements have been taken had no structure at all. It was simply 3,059 random verses. Some of them praised Sri Ramana, some of them expressed Muruganar’s gratitude to Sri Ramana for granting him liberation, but the majority contained renderings of his teachings. 
The editors and translators have arranged these verses thematically, organising them into topics such as ‘Self-enquiry’, ‘The Guru and the Jnani’, ‘The Self’, and so on. To supplement the text and to provide a commentary on it the editors have added many other quotations by Bhagavan. 
396 pages - 19,00 Euros - weight: 550 g

RAMANA MAHARSHI
        THE RESTORED PHOTOGRAPHS - VOLUME 1

This high-quality Volume contains 50 large-size prints comprising of 18 newly restored photographs, 11 previously restored photographs, 10 new colour plates, and 11 close-ups have also been included.
All of the pictures used in this series of Restored Photographs have been selected for their clarity and definition. The majority of the photographs in Volume One were taken by Dr. T. N. Krishnaswami during the period 1940 to 1949.
Three were taken by G. G. Welling of Belgaum, including the two famous 'Welling' busts and well-known padmasana pose.
Three were taken during the early Virupaksha / Skandasramam days by unknown devotees.
Two were taken by Eliott Elisofon of 'Life' magazine, during the Kumbabhishekam celebrations at the Mother's shrine during 1949.
The balance were taken by various devotees over the years.
Wherever possible the photograph has been restored from the original negative.
52 pages [36,5cm x 31cm] - 50 photos of Ramana Maharshi - 19,00 Euros - weight: 1450 g

RAMANA MAHARSHI
        THE RESTORED PHOTOGRAPHS - VOLUME 2

This high-quality Volume contains 48 large-size prints comprising of 35 newly restored photographs with 7 close-ups. Most of the pictures used in this series of Restored Photographs have been selected for the clarity and definition in Bhagavan's face, and a few have been chosen for their unusual locations and interest. A number of close-ups taken from full images have also been included.
The majority of the photographs in Volume Two were taken by Dr. T. N. Krishnaswami during the period 1940 to 1949.
Three were taken by G. G. Welling of Belgaum, including a different version of the well-known padmanasana pose.
The balance were taken by various devotees over the years.
Wherever possible the photograph has been restored from the original negative and a few were taken from old prints where no negative was available.
It has not been possible to rectify all of the problems in some of the prints, due primarily to the extent of the damage in the source material, but every effort has been made to present the best quality possible to Bhagavan's devotees.
50 pages [36,5cm x 31cm] - 48 photos of Ramana Maharshi - 19,00 Euros - weight: 1990 g

RAMANA MAHARSHI
        HEART IS THY NAME, OH LORD
       Moments of Silence with Sri Ramana Maharshi
       Foreword by Vimala Thakar

The Maharshi, Bhagavan Sri Ramana was drawn to Arunachala hill in his seventeenth year, after a spiritually awakening death experience. For the rest of his life, till the body was shed fifty years later, he never left his beloved hill. People from far and near came to his presence and were spiritually enriched.
His divine presence continues to be felt and his universal philosophy attracts an ever-growing following.
This book is a selection of his teachings arranged with beautiful full-page photographs, and is intended to help the mind turn inward and abide in deep Silence awaiting each of us.

108 pages - 50 photos of Ramana Maharshi - 10,00 Euros - weight: 495 g

RAMANA MAHARSHI
        THE MIND OF RAMANA MAHARSHI AND THE PATH OF SELF-KNOWLEDGE
        By Arthur Osborne - Foreword by Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

Sri Ramana Maharshi was born in 1879. In his seventeenth year he attained enlightenment through a remarkable experience as if undergoing death of the physical body while remaining in full consciousness. Following this transformation, he left his home and was drawn irresistibly to the sacred hill of Arunachala. He never left it. In the ashram which was formed around him he taught the purest form of Advaita Vedanta [non-duality] through supremely simple discipline of Self-inquiry. This book gives a detailed account of the life and teachings of this extraordinary Sage who belonged to the true line of India's spiritual teachers.

"He who turns inward with untroubled mind to search where the consciousness of 'I' arises realises the Self and rests in Thee, Oh Arunachala! as a river when it merges in the Ocean. Abandoning the outer world, with mind and breath controlled, in order to meditate on Thee within, the Yogi sees Thy Light, Oh Arunachala! and finds his delight in Thee."

219 pages - 7,00 Euros - weight: 245 g

RAMANA MAHARSHI                              3 VOLUMES
        THE POWER OF THE PRESENCE - PART 1
        Transforming encounters with Sri Ramana Maharshi
        Edited by David Godman

What was it like to live with and be guided by Sri Ramana Maharshi, one of the greatest sages that India has ever produced? In Part One of this new anthology eight devotees narrate their personal stories that chronicle in detail how Bhagavan's power and grace had transformed their lives. The devotees are Rangan, Sivaprakasam Pillai, Akhilandamma, Sadhu Natanananda, N. R. Krishnamurti Aiyer, Chalam, Souris and Swami Madhavatirha. Most of these accounts have never before appeared in English. This book shows the many different relationships Bhagavan had with devotees who had widely differing backgrounds and who in many cases surrendered their lives to him.

"Going through these accounts again, some of which I have not read for more than tens years, I can only marvel at the awesome, effortless power that flowed from Bhagavan and transformed the lives and hearts of those who were pulled into his orbit. When I first came across some of these stories, I felt as if I had discovered buried treasure. Now, many years later, I feel that the time is now right to put this treasure into the public domain so that everyone who feels drawn to Sri Bhagavan can have a share in it."
                                                                                - from the preface by David Godman
294 pages - 17,00 Euros - weight: 425 g

RAMANA MAHARSHI
        THE POWER OF THE PRESENCE - PART 2
        Transforming encounters with Sri Ramana Maharshi
        Edited by David Godman

In Part Two of this new anthology six devotees narrate their lengthy first-person accounts of how their lives were transformed by Ramana Maharshi. The devotees are Kunju Swami, Muruganar, T. P. Ramachandra Iyer, Chhaganlal V. Yogi, Lakshmana Swamy and Viswanatha Swami.

"I was a learned fool. My flawed mind knew nothing till I came to dwell with Him whose glance filled my heart with the light of awareness. Dwelling in that gracious state of peace, whose nature is holy silence, so hard to gain and know, I entered into union with the deathless sate of knowledge of reality."
                                                                                                      - Muruganar
269 pages - 17,00 Euros - weight: 375 g

RAMANA MAHARSHI
        THE POWER OF THE PRESENCE - PART 3 [FINAL VOLUME]
        Transforming encounters with Sri Ramana Maharshi
        Edited by David Godman

In this third and final volume, David Godman has included an anthology of the lives and experiences of a number of outstanding devotees of Ramana Maharshi who never recorded their own stories. These devotees include Ramanatha Brahmachari, Mastan, Lakshmi the cow, Echammal, Mudaliar Patti, Krishna Bhikshu, Wolter Keers, G.V. Subbaramayya and Natesa Iyer. They all exemplify the highest quality of devotion to their Guru. Also included is a chapter by Lakshman Sarma that contains an excellent summary of many aspects of Bhagavan's teachings. This text is written in verse form and contains many of Bhagavan's direct quotations.

"The transforming glance of the sage of Arunachala penetrated my heart in a way that I, a worthless soul without true love, was redeemed completely. Through its action I was transformed into the state of Siva."
                                                                                                    - Ramanatha Brahmachari
346 pages - 17,00 Euros - weight: 475 g

RAMANA MAHARSHI
        TALKS WITH SRI RAMANA MAHARSHI

Sri Ramana's teachings were not given in general. In fact, the sage had no use for lectures or discourses. His words were primarily addressed to the particular aspirant who felt some difficulty in his spiritual path and sought to have it resolved. But as the same difficulties arise in the quest after the Self, and as the method of resolving them is the same, the Maharshi's responses to questions have the quality of universality. In order to abide as the Self, in our eternal true nature, Ramana Maharshi advised Self-inquiry. In Self-inquiry, the question, "Who am I ?" is the key to real happiness.

Questioner: What is the way to see God?

Maharshi: Where to see God? First, can you see yourself? If you can see yourself you can see God. Can anyone see his own eyes? Because they cannot be seen, can one say, "I have no eyes?" Just like this, though seeing is always there, we cannot see God. To give up the thought that we are alien to God is to see God. The first and foremost wonder in this world is the thought, "I am different from God." There is no greater wonder than this.

685 pages - 17,00 Euros - weight: 950 g

RAMANA MAHARSHI
        ABSOLUTE CONSCIOUSNESS

This book contains some of the precious, direct and profound teachings of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi. The book is divided into three parts. The first part contains his main teaching, Nan Yar [Who Am I?], the direct path and consciousness. The second part concerns the eternal, unlimited, unchanging consciousness. The final part consists of Self-inquiry, ego, mind, rebirth and other subjects. Through Self-inquiry, one is able to bypass the endless thought pressures and remain in the the natural state of happiness and Self-knowledge. There are also about 50 photographs of Bhagavan Ramana.
200 pages - 7,00 Euros - weight: 255 g

RAMANA MAHARSHI
        LETTERS FROM SRI RAMANASRAMAM
        By Suri Nagamma

After going through difficult personal circumstances, Suri Nagamma became an ashramite [permanent member of Sri Ramana Maharshi's ashram] and renounced everything. She spent days at the feet of her master, until she felt the urge to record his conversations with devotees. She found the work to be of great spiritual value to herself and wrote them in the form of letters to her brother in Madras. The letters were recorded from 1945 to 1950.
480 pages - 12,00 Euros - weight: 650 g

SRI RAMANA DARSANAM
        LETTERS FROM SRI RAMANASRAMAM
        By Sadhu Natanananda
        Translated by Dr. Venkatasubramanian - Edited by David Godman

"When the glittering sun appears, no stars are seen. Similarly, when my godliness arose, no thought appeared."

Sadhu Natanananda was a distinguished Tamil scholar and devotee who first met Bhagavan in Skandashram. His collection of dialogues with Bhagavan - Upadesa Manjari in Tamil and Spiritual Instructions in English - has appeared in several editions of Bhagavan's own Collected Works. Sadhu Natanananda also edited Vichara Sangraham [Self-Inquiry] in both the essays and question-and-answer formats. Bhagavan also gave him the job of arranging the verses of Guru Vachaka Kovai, Muruganar's authoritative compendium of Bhagavan's teachings.
This work, Sri Ramana Darsanam, is a penetrating analysis of Bhagavan's life and teachings, illustrated by many quotations and stories that have never appeared in English before. Also included are two long poems that Natanananda wrote in the 1950s which explain key points of Bhagavan's teaching and give intimate details of Natanananda's own inner experiences.
146 pages - 9,00 Euros - weight: 220 g

ANNAMALAI SWAMI
        FINAL TALKS
        Edited by David Godman

Annamalai Swami came to Ramana Maharshi in 1928 and spent nearly all of the following ten years serving him, initially as his attendant, and subsequently as the supervisor of all the building projects that Sri Ramanasramam undertook during this period.
In 1995, the year that Annamalai Swami passed away at the age of eighty-nine, audio recordings were made of the dialogues that he held with those coming to him for spiritual instructions between March and October. This small, powerful book is therefore an edited record of what turned out to be the last six months of Annamalai Swami's teaching career. His teachings were uncompromising, straightforward, and rarely deviated from a solid core of advice that he himself had been given by his own Guru. However, they were delivered with a force and a gentle humour that was irresistibly attractive.
163 pages - 7,00 Euros - weight: 105 g

SRI LAKSHMANA SWAMY AND MATHRU SRI SARADA
        NO MIND - I AM THE SELF
        The Lives and Teachings of Lakshmana Swamy and Mathru Sri Sarada
        By David Godman

Sri Lakshmana Swamy is a direct disciple of Sri Ramana Maharshi, the great sage and Guru who taught at Arunachala from 1900-1950. After several years of intense meditation Sri Lakshmana realised the Self in Sri Ramana's presence in 1949. Ever since then he has been living a reclusive life, mostly in the South Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Sri Lakshmana has a small ashram there and he teaches his disciples primarily through the medium of 'spiritual silence', the method made famous by Sri Ramana Maharshi.
Mathru Sri Sarada is his adopted daughter and appointed successor. She came to him while she was still in her teens, completely surrendered to him and realised the Self in Lakshmana Swamy's presence in 1978. She is now teaching her own devotees at Sri Lakshmana's ashram.
No Mind - I am the Self contains fascinating details from both their lives, along with teaching instructions that were given out to devotees in the early 1980s.
227 pages - 17,00 Euros - weight: 390 g

U.G. KRISHNAMURTI
        THE COURAGE TO STAND ALONE
        Conversations with the Man Called U.G.

"You never question the solutions. If you really question the solutions you will have to question the ones who have offered you those solutions. But sentimentality stands in the way of your rejecting not only the solutions, but those who have offered you the solutions. Questioning that requires a tremendous courage on your part. You can have the courage to climb the mountain, swim the lakes, go on a raft to the other side of the Atlantic or Pacific. That any fool can do, but the courage to be on your own, to stand on your two solid feet, is something which cannot be given by somebody. You cannot free yourself of that burden by trying to develop that courage. If you are freed from the entire burden of the entire past of mankind, then what is left there is the courage."

U.G. Krishnamurti was born in South India in 1918. At an early age, an insatiable hunger overtook him to find out whether there was anything behind what the sacred books and spiritual men described. His search finally ended on his 49th birthday when he discovered his natural state.
His shattering conversations overturn all accepted beliefs - God, mind, soul, enlightenment, religion, humanity, heart, love, relationships - and give a totally different picture of who we are. He doesn't offer hope, love, peace or spiritual salvation. On the contrary, his words are rather deflating. He discourages people from coming to see him and most often politely turns them away. This is U.G.'s first book and contains conversations which took place with U.G. in Amsterdam during 1982.
126 pages - 11,50 Euros - weight: 260 g

U.G. KRISHNAMURTI
        NO WAY OUT
        Conversations with U.G. Krishnamurti
        Foreword by Mahesh Bhatt

"There is nothing to understand. How that understanding dawned on me, I really don't know. The understanding that this instrument [the intellect] is really not the instrument to understand anything is something that cannot be communicated. This instrument is only interested in perpetuating itself through what it calls 'understanding', which in reality are its own machinations. It is only sharpening itself to maintain its own continuity. When once you know that it is the instrument and that there is no other instrument, then there is nothing more to understand."

U.G. Krishnamurti was born in South India in 1918. At an early age, an insatiable hunger overtook him to find out whether there was anything behind what the sacred books and spiritual men described. His search finally ended on his 49th birthday when he discovered his natural state.
The content of this book is an account of various question and answer sessions with U.G. held in different parts of the world by many people
236 pages - 13,00 Euros - weight: 365 g

NEEM KAROLI BABA
        MIRACLE OF LOVE
        Stories about the Indian sage, Neem Karoli Baba - Compiled by Ram Dass

"In 1967 I met Neem Karoli Baba, a meeting which changed the course of my life, for through him I came to perceive my life in spiritual terms. In the depth of his compassion, wisdom, humour, power and love I found human possibility never before imagined... an extraordinary integration of spirit and form. I was with him only briefly for he left his body in 1973. Still he entered my heart as living truth, and his presence continues to enrich and guide my life."

"Remember to listen to the silence into which the stories are set, for the true meeting with Maharaji lies between the lines and behind the words. For this effort, you will be amply rewarded through meeting a being of a spiritual stature rarely known on this earth."
                                                                          - Ram Dass
"There can be no biography of him. Facts are few, stories many. He seems to have been known by different names in many parts of India, appearing and disappearing through the years. His western devotees of recent years knew him as Neem Karoli Baba, but mostly as 'Maharaji' - a nickname so commonplace in India that one can often hear a tea vendor addressed thus. Just as he said, he was 'nobody'.
He gave no discourses; the briefest, simplest stories were his teachings. Usually he sat or lay on a wooden bench wrapped in a plaid blanket while a few devotees sat around him. Visitors came and went; they were given food, a few words, a nod, a slap on the head or back, and they were sent away. There was gossip and laughter for he loved to joke. Orders for running the ashram were given, usually in a piercing yell across the compound. Sometimes he sat in silence, absorbed in another world to which we could not follow, but bliss and peace poured down on us. Who he was was no more than the experience of him, the nectar of his presence, the totality of his absence - enveloping us now like his plaid blanket."
                                                                         - Anjani, a devotee
406 pages - 16,00 Euros - weight: 690 g

WILLIAM SAMUEL                                                               CLICK HERE TO READ AN EXCERPT
        A GUIDE TO AWARENESS AND TRANQUILITY

"The world is not as it appears to the busy, troubled mortal. A beautiful and magnificent harmony is spread over the entire face of the land; perfection permeates everything. This perfect Harmony is readily discernible and immediately available to anyone willing to acknowledge its presence and pay the small price demanded of it.
What is the price? Surrender of the personality! Only the personality, the prideful, intellectual ego, denies the totality of Reality and the presence of a perfect experience."

This book is composed of short articles, dialogues and letters by the late mystic William Samuel [1924-1996]. It conveys the direct experience of being in the presence, Transcendent Awareness, and will open the reader's heart to Tranquillity, an unfluctuating, unchanging, permanent sense of well-being that transcends every human concept. Written with humour and extraordinary insight, Samuel gives readers interested in spiritual life a practical way to discover Truth for themselves. His words, gentle and plainspoken, impart the same wisdom that for centuries readers have found in the words of the great enlightened ones.
290 pages - 16,00 Euros - weight: 390 g