Sri V. Ganesan, has written a book titled Direct Teaching of Bhagavan Ramana - Self attention expounded in His own words of wisdom:
The Introduction to this book itself is a great advice about Ramana's teachings. I shall give the Introduction of this book here:
To tread the path of true spirituality, the Great Master, Bhagavan Ramana, gave immense importance to inward turned sadhana
rather than to indulge in outward turned good works. The recorded Talks of the Maharshi, contained in the various published
books, abound with statements confirming this, like 'Practice is very important', 'Practice, practice; more practice.' There can be
no two opinions about this.
The real significance of what the Master referred to as 'practice' is revealed in the following report of an ardent sadhaka-
devotee, S.S. Cohen: 'Once, the devotee who was in charge of English correspondence in the Asramam Office was unavailable
and the Sarvadhikari asked Major Chadwick, who was living in the Asramam, to take his place., Chadwick refused but felt a prick
of conscience for doing so. After dinner that night, when we were alone, or almost alone with Bhagavan, Cjhadwick told Him about it
and asked whether he had done right. Bhagavan answered that Chadwick was doing Him greater service by meditating, thereby
greatly relieving the latter's mind. (Fragrant Petals.)
There is another significant incident, reported in Ramana Smrti, in the case of Shantamma, the Asramam lady-cook. Shanatamma
complained that her working all the time in the kitchen deprived her of doing meditation in the presence of Sri Bhagavan. Sri
Bhagavan's reply is equally important: 'Let the hands and legs do the work and the mind be merged in meditation.
Arunachala Siva.
