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How Meditation Is Actually Different For Everyone ? Ramana Maharshi

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Annamalai Swami was a young uneducated guy who came to see Ramana Maharshi . He sat by the sage, trying to meditate, surrounded by guests from all over the world, including famous thinkers and political leaders. Annamalai was unable to read, write, or grasp basic math. He'd never had the opportunity to do anything other than unskilled labour, and he didn't see himself doing anything else. Ramana never taught Annamalai how to meditate. Instead, he instructed him, and he never instructed anybody else. Ramana delegated responsibility for the ashram's finances and construction initiatives to Annamalai. He had to study accountancy and architecture to save the company from going bankrupt. Ramana even assigned him the task of ornamental calligraphy! He had to learn to write with an especially lovely hand. Annamalai had to connect with government stakeholders while also managing various initiatives at the same time. He moved from being illiterate and innumerate to the most highly t...

Did Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa or Swami Vivekananda ever see God while meditating?

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Whether its while meditating or not meditating, Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa or Swami Vivekananda never saw anything other than God. Once Sri Ramakrishna closed his eyes to meditate. But the very next he moment, he opened his eyes and muttered to himself, “Does God exist only when I close my eyes? Does He not exist when my eyes are open?” Young Narendranath (future Swami Vivekananda) once asked Sri Ramakrishna to grant him his request, “Sir, I want to remain in Samadhi all the time, 3–4 days at a stretch, only coming back to the body consciousness for the sake of food.” Sri Ramakrishna on hearing this request of Narendranath scolded him, “I see that you are a very mean minded person. I thought you would be like a huge banyan tree where millions could find shelter (from the heat of samsara). But now I see that you are interested in your own liberation.” Chided thus, Narendranath was ashamed. But Sri Ramakrishna assured him thus, ”You will attain a state much higher than the Nirvikalpa Sa...

Swami Rambhau Fire Yogi of Tanjore Miracle which Astonished the World

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Rambhauswami also known as Fire Yogi performs rituals in Tanjore tabernacle in south India- Tamil Nadu. Tanjore was the capital of chola lords. This tabernacle was make 1000 times agone .It's honored by UN as a world heritage monument Rambhauswami is 63 time old,5.3 feet and weigh 43 kg. He performs cautions which can’t be explained by scientists. He's not performing these rituals for any marketable gain or for performance. It’s only for global wellbeing. Rambhauswami lived a simple life. His favorite god is Lord Ganesha. His practitioner Sri Rama Nandendra Saraswati was also famous and passed his heritage to Rambhauswami. Rambhauswami consumes only 2 bananas and a glass of milk. He stopped drinking water since 1975. He sleeps 3 hr a day and yet veritably fresh and active. He has performed fire ritual is Malaysia. He feels happy when others are served. When he performs ritual he doesn’t speak but only communicate through sign language. He spends his life to god and practit...