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As one continues to abide as the Self, the experience 'I am the Supreme Spirit' grows and becomes natural: the restlessness of the mind and the thought of the world in due course become extinct. ~ Sri Ramana Maharshi

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Deham-Naham-Koham-SOHAM.

G. V. Subbaramayya had two daughters, Lalita and Indira. They used to come to see Bhagavan regularly even though it was very difficult for them to travel the distance. On one visit, Indira turning over the pages of the then new Telugu edition of Upadesa Saram, picked up the first two letters of bold type in the four lines of a Sanskrit verse by Sri Bhagavan, and read them together aloud as Deham-Naham-Koham-Soham. 

The words together meant, “I am not the body. Who am I? I am He.”On hearing this Bhagavan said, “Very good! That will do. The rest of the stanza you need not read. What you have read is the quintessence of wisdom. Make it your mantra.” Thereafter, every time Bhagavan saw Indira on this visit, he would ask her to repeat this

mantra. Soon, she knew it by heart. On the final day of their visit, the two of them were taking leave of Bhagavan just as he was ready to go for his usual walk up the hill. They approached him and said, “Bhagavan, we have to go home.” Saying this, she cried. Patting Indra most lovingly Bhagavan said, “You go to your place, while I go to my place,” pointing to the hill. Significantly it proved to be Indira‟s last leave taking. After reaching home, both children wrote to Subbaramayya. Lalita wanted him to convey her salutations to Sri

Bhagavan and inform him of her promotion to the next class. Indira wrote that she was constantly repeating the mantra and meditating on Sri Bhagavan. On perusing these letters, Bhagavan looked most graciously pleased. Sometime later, little Indira passed away. Subbaramayya had a samadhi built for her, on which was inscribed the mantra Deham-Naham-Koham-Soham.

Ramana Periya Puranam.

GV Subbaramayya.

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The apparently Self-realised person does not hanker after more pleasure in daily living, nor does he resist whatever comes his way as a sense objects. Wanting some thing positively or not wanting something negatively are both aspect of volition, and in case of apparently Self-realised person there is absolutely no volition. His sensorial apparatus responds to an external stimulus without the intervention of the mind. He lives his life 'like a dry leaf in the breeze'. He knows that his life is being lived according to God's Will or the Cosmic Law, like everyone's life, and merely witnesses life happening naturally.

~ Ramesh Balsekar

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Happiness that depends on anything, be it a person, money, comforts, and so forth cannot endure. God alone can give lasting contentment.

- Sri Anandamayi Ma

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 It was not just his friendship, but also his teachings that Bhagavan shared with Rangan. Rangan often felt that he could not stand up to the demands of spiritual practice because he was entangled in his worries about his family, money and other worldly problems. Bhagavan would tell him, “Throw your thoughts out. You will enjoy freedom only in a state where there are no thoughts.”Unfortunately,

Rangan found it difficult to follow this counsel. Feeling that it was impossible for him to progress spiritually, he asked, “How many times will I be born again before I get jnana?” Bhagavan gave a beautiful answer: “In reality, there are no factors like time and distance. In one hour, we dream that many days and years have passed by. In a movie, don‟t you see mere shadows being transformed into vast seas, mountains and buildings? The world is not outside you - all happens within you; like in the movie show. The small world that is in the mind appears as the big world outside.” Rangan complained later, “Bhagavan, your grace is not on me.” Bhagavan smiled graciously and replied, “Ranga, you are

speaking like one who is standing neck deep in the flood waters of the Ganges, complaining that he is thirsty and says that he wants water from the tap of his house to be brought to quench his thirst!”

From Ramana periya Puranam.

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Vilachery Rangan Iyer.