The following excerpts are from 'A Sadhu's Reminscences of Ramana Maharshi by Sadhu Arunachala (A.W. Chadwick), Publisher: Sri Ramanasramam, Tiruvannamalai, 1961. Alan Chadwick, a retired British military officer was one of the first European devotees of Ramana Maharshi. He came to his Guru in November of 1935 and stayed until Ramana's passing in 1950 (April 14, 1950 at 8:47 p.m.). He had the remarkable experience of being intimate with Ramana on a daily basis which gives this book it's unique insight into the day to day life of this great Sage of Inida. Sadhu Arunachala passed away in April 1962. I first came to Sri Ramana Ashram on November 1st 1935. I had heard of Bhagavan through Brunton's book, "A Search in Secret India", and immediately decided that here was my Guru. Directly I could setle up my affairs I left my house and possessions in Majorca and went home to England for a short stay with my sisters before finally leaving for India. Off and on for a number of years I had been practicing some form of meditation on my return from work in the evening. (I was at that time employed in Chile), and, and after I finally retired, in my own home. Items on or about Ramana Maharshi on Beezone Talks With Ramana Maharshi | The Heart | Do Guru's Feel Pain | Ramana's Appearance | Chadwick's First Darshan | Saints Turn Into Light | Somerset Maugham | Mercedes D'Acosta | Ramana's Teaching According to Adi Da | Published from the Ashram | The Seer and The Seen | Mandukya Upanishad | Three States of Consciousness | The Five Great Elements | India and Peru | Ramana's Will

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Items on or about Ramana Maharshi on Beezone Talks With Ramana Maharshi | The Heart | Do Guru's Feel Pain | Ramana's Appearance | Chadwick's First Darshan | Saints Turn Into Light | Somerset Maugham | Mercedes D'Acosta | Ramana's Teaching According to Adi Da | Published from the Ashram | The Seer and The Seen | Mandukya Upanishad | Three States of Consciousness | The Five Great Elements | India and Peru | Ramana's Will |