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Sri Ramana Maharshi's Teachings · Annual Study Circle
An invitation from Arunachala
Something has brought you to this page. Perhaps a verse from Ulladu Narpadu that has never quite left you. Perhaps the quiet sense that everything you have tried has circled around a question you have not yet asked with full sincerity.
Whatever has brought you — you are welcome.
What you are joining
A small circle of sincere seekers — guided by Shankar Thayumanavan and TimelessinTime Self Enquiry practitioners from the sacred slopes of Arunachala — unfolding over one year through six of Bhagavan's teachings across three pathways:
I · Clearing the Ground — Foundations on Self-Enquiry and Drik Drishya Viveka
II · The One Question — Vivekachudamani and select verses from the Bhagavad Gita
III · Forty Verses on Reality — Upadesa Saram and Ulladu Narpadu, verse by verse, with the working translation of a traditional Tamil commentary received from Sankaran maama — an 83-year-old senior devotee who has lived at Arunachala for nearly four decades.
How the year unfolds
— Bi-weekly 180 min sessions
— Mid-week deep dives to carry the inquiry live through the weeks
— Face-to-face gatherings every two months
— Two weeks at Arunachala
— Exclusive satsang group for continued reflection
What participants have experienced
— Stability that does not depend on circumstances
— Freedom from the grip of past and future
— Greater empathy — seeing another as another expression of the same Self
— Self-assurance rooted in what cannot be lost — "even when searching for God, I have not ceased to be That"
— Less anger, less hurt, less vulnerability to being personally affected
— A quieting of the hunger for more — the reaching for the next teaching simply stopping
Is this for you?
Yes, if:
— Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi is a living presence in your inner life
— "Who am I?" has moved from philosophical inquiry to something that will not leave you alone
— You have faith in Advaita Vedanta scriptures and the lineage of Gurus
— You are ready to commit to a year of engagement with fellow sincere seekers
— 15:00 hrs IST to 18:00 hrs IST on Saturdays work for you for bi-weekly connect
— You are ready to travel to Arunachala for face to face sessions once in a year
— You are ready to unlearn as Arunachala is the “Centre for unlearning” as per Sri Ramana
Not yet, if:
— You are new to Maharshi’s teachings or Vedanta and looking for an introduction
— You are seeking mainly personal development for career growth
Please tell us what brings you to Self Enquiry and any earlier exposure to the teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi. If we find your profile fits the pre-requisites of the cohort we will invite you for further conversations.
