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Ramana Maharshi

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Ramana Maharshi was a Hindu sage and Jivanmukta. He was born Venkataraman Iyer but is most commonly known by the name Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi. At the age of 16, he had a "death-experience" where he became aware of a "current" or "force" (avesam) which he recognised as his true "I" or "self", which he later identified with Ishvara. This resulted in a state that he later described as "the state of mind of Iswara or the jnani".He soon attracted devotees who regarded him as an avatar and came to him for darshan ("the sight of God"), and in later years an ashram grew up around him, where visitors received upadesa ("spiritual instruction")by sitting silently in his company and raising their concerns and questions.Since the 1930s his teachings have been popularised in the West, resulting in his worldwide recognition as an enlightened being.