رامانا ماهارشی: تفسیرهایی از روشنگری او

Ramana Maharshi's experience of enlightenment was not as simple as his devotees have assumed. Ramana's own interpretations of his experience were influenced by non-traditional Hindu ideas of living liberation (jivanmukti), as well as by Western sources like Madame Blavatsky's theosophy, and even by Christian sources. Some of these influences came from his disciple Ganapati Muni, as well his early the biographers Frank H. Humphreys, B.V. Narasimha Iyer and Paul Brunton. All of these people later sought other gurus. Brunton later admitted that he used Ramana as a "peg" for his own previous ideas. In view of this information, how should we view Ramana today? Introduction Chapter 1: The Traditional Account Chapter 2: Questioning the Traditional Account 1. Was Ramana’s Enlightenment Immediate? 2. The Nature of Ramana’s Enlightenment Chapter 3: Early biographies of Ramana Maharshi 1. Frank H. Humphreys (__ -1950?) 2. B.V. Narasimha Iyer (1874-1956) Chapter 4: Paul Brunton (1898-1981) 1. Brunton’s importance for studies of Ramana 2. Brunton’s own life and thought 3. A Search in Secret India (1934) 4. A Search in Secret Egypt (1935) 5. A Message from Arunachala (1936) 6. A Hermit in the Himalayas (1937) 7. The Quest of the Overself (1937) 8. Discover Yourself [The Inner Reality] (1939) 9. Indian Philosophy and Modern Culture (1939) 10. The Hidden Teaching Beyond Yoga (1941) 11. The Wisdom of the Overself (1943) 12. The Spiritual Crisis of Man (1952) 13. Essays on the Quest Chapter 5: Interpretations of Ramana after Brunton 1. Major A.W. Chadwick (1890-1962) 2. W.Y. Evans-Wentz (1878-1965) 3. K. Lakshmana Sarma (1879-1965) 4. Jean Herbert (1897-1980) 5. Olivier Lacombe (1904-2001) 6. Lanza del Vasto (1901-1981) 7. S.S. Cohen 8. Arthur Osborne (1906-1970). 9. Abhishiktananda (1910-1973) 10. Jules Monchanin (1895-1957) 11. C.G. Jung (1875-1961) Chapter 6: Conflicts and tensions 1. Traditional Hinduism versus neo-Hinduism 2. Traditional Hinduism versus tantra and yoga 3. Ramana and Christianity Chapter 7: Influence of Ganapati Muni 1. Ganapati Muni (1878-1936) 2. T.V. Kapali Sastri (1886-1953) Conclusion Bibliography Glossary