Upadesa Saram (Upadesa Undiyar).

Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India T.N. Vekataraman, 1983. Paperback Reprint Edition (1983), Revised and Enlarged. Very Good in Wraps: shows mild rubbing to the panels and very light wear to the extremities; a hint of sunning or perhaps just 'toning' to the outside edge of the front panel; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels except for a small distributor's label at the bottom of the front panel. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor cosmetic imperfections. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12 mo. (7 x 4.75 x 0.25 inches). 84 pages. Portrait of Ramana Maharshi prececes the text. Translated from the original by Sri Ramana Maharshi. Language: English. Weight: 2.3 ounces. Plain tan self-wrappers with brown titles at the front panel. Reprint Edition (1983), Revised and Enlarged. Paperback. Ramana Maharshi (1879 – 1950) was an Indian Hindu sage and jivanmukta (liberated being). He was born Venkataraman Iyer, but is mostly known by the name Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi. He was born in Tiruchuli, Tamil Nadu, India. In 1895, an attraction to the sacred hill Arunachala and the Nayanmars (a group of 63 Tamil Hindu saints living during the 6th to 8th centuries CE who were devoted to the Hindu god Shiva) was aroused in him, and in 1896, at the age of 16, he had a "death-experience" where he became aware of a "current" or "force" (avesam) which he recognized as his true "I" or "self", which he later identified with "the personal God", that is, Shiva. This resulted in a state that he later described as "the state of mind of Iswara or the jnani". Six weeks later he journeyed to the holy mountain Arunachala, in Tiruvannamalai, where he took on the role of a sannyasin and remained for the rest of his life. He attracted devotees that regarded him as an avatar of Shiva and came to him for darshan ("the sight of God"). In later years, an ashram grew up around him, where visitors received upadesa ("spiritual instruction") by sitting silently in his company asking questions.