Ramana Maharshi

Ramana Maharshi

Ramana Maharshi (30 December 1879 – 14 April 1950) was an Indian Hindu sage and jivanmukta (liberated being). He was born Venkataraman Iyer, but is mostly known by the name Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi.He was born in Tiruchuli, Tamil Nadu, India. In 1895, an attraction to the sacred hill Arunachala and the 63 Nayanmars was aroused in him, and in 1896, at the age of 16, he had a "death-experience" where he became aware of a "current" or "force" (avesam) which he recognized as his true "I" or "self", and which he later identified with "the personal God, or Iswara", that is, Shiva. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ramana Maharshi has received more than 1,730,776 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Ramana Maharshi is the 286th most popular philosopher (up from 311th in 2019), the 63rd most popular biography from India (up from 69th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Indian Philosopher.

Ramana Maharshi is most famous for his teachings and spiritual guidance. He is often referred to as the "saint of Arunachala" and is known for his advices on how to live a life of peace and contentment.