I come from Coimbatore, South India. I am an attorney, aged 45. I am a devotee of Ramana Maharshi and a follower of Eckhart Tolle as well. I am also into the conventional rituals (mantras, slokas ) followed in India as well as kriya practice.
I also generally do " Who am I" meditation as told by Ramana Maharshi in his books as there are no organized classes for the same in India including Ramanasramam, Tiruvannamalai. So, I am doing it to the best of my abilities.
I come from that sect of Hindus that follow non-duality (Advaita) as a philosophy.
I am pretty ok in learning mantras through the rote method. As such I am lucky to recite Rudram, Chamakam (Lord Shiva), Vishnu Sahasranamam (Lord Vishnu), Hanuman Chalisa (Lord Hanuman) besides quite a few sanskrit slokas and tamil (our local language) slokas.
Besides, I do as many Gayatri mantras as I can.
Favorite Quote(s)
(i) Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi : " The self is eternal and cannot be born. The body appears and disappears and your identiy with it makes you speak of birth and death."
(ii) Eckhart Tolle - " Everything is honored. But nothing matters.:
(iii) Eckhart Tolle : "Nothing ever happened in the past. It happens in the now. Nothing ever happens in the future. It happens in the now."
(iv) Echkart Tolle " The present holds the key to the future."
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Hello Sridhar,
Welcome to the group. I am also a fan of Ramana and Tolle.
Be well,
Trey
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