Talks on Sri Ramana Maharshi: Narrated by David Godman - Pavalakundru Temple 

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tod kington He mentioned them when he told this story. The first was when he asked for five rupees to pay for college fees when he left home in 1896, and the second was a story he made up when he pawned his earrings on the way to Tiruvannamalai.

David Godman I didn't know about his earrings. thank you.

delcapslock100 he didn't allow anyone to record his voice

MyParasar Well spotted! A very similar story appears in an account by S. S. Cohen who located the incident at Skandashram. When Annamalai Swami told me this story, I mentioned that I thought this incident had happened at Skandashram. He replied by telling me that he clearly remembered Bhagavan telling him that this had happened at Pavalakundru. I can't answer your other questions. There are no more details available.

Haha those are cars beeping - the soundtrack of india (pavalakundru is close to the city centre)

It's " Ramana Puranam"

(In my opinion), yes thoughts are also predestined The "mind" is part of the body - if you get hit on the head, your thought immediately stops. If a brain surgeon makes a mistake, the person can lose memories, which indicates that these are dependent on the body. Note that Awareness is not dependent on the body (the main teaching of Ramana). You can think of it like a Sci-Fi Movie (like The Matrix or Total Recall), where someone connects to a machine and then experiences another life in a different world. In this case, we - Awareness - are watching a 70 year long (roughly) movie about the life of a particular human being. "Realization" is realizing that you are watching the movie, instead of identifying with the main character.

+Singaperumal Narayana The only information known about Humphreys comes from the account he published. The relevant portion about his visit to Bhagavan appears in a small Ramanasramam booklet. I can't add anything to it

+David Godman What you have said must,of course, be correct. I have always wondered how destiny charted out events in the life of young Humphreys, leading to his meeting with Bhagavan. I only wish that his name would find a mention ,somewhere, in the wonderful video series you are making about Bhagavan.

a) The whole course of one's life leads to searching within. There is no choice, because there is no chooser. b) Correct - it is only stated otherwise as a concession to the human viewpoint c) Ramana stated that both perspectives were true. That is explained in more details in David Godman's book "Be As You Are".

Mohit Thakur I am guessing that the temple was destroyed during the 18th century battle and was only rebuilt around 1850.

I'm sorry. Though this may be of little comfort, there is a vastness greater than us at work. It is love itself, and it will take care of you, your mother and everyone else, in the way that is best, and that we often don't see. Your mother is here in your Heart of Hearts. Look within, she is closer than close. Become one with her and all that is.

Ishawara gives the best opportunities to realize our true nature. Depression and suffering is an excellent one. If we miss this excellent occasion and commit suicide, then very heavy kama for the next life. If we realize our true nature, suicide will not occur...as there is no more karma. Seems to make sense to me.

Thanks Godman, for providing so much of live information about Bhagavan Ramanashree.