Sri Ramana Maharshi - JNANI

Documentary on the great Indian sage Sri Ramana Maharshi.

"JNANI" serves as an initiation into Advaita vedenta philosophies in the light of the teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi. Rather than attempting to absorb all the content in a single sitting, encouragement is given to revisit the documentary over time, allowing the gradual assimilation of its substance. In doing so, deeper layers of understanding may be uncovered with each subsequent viewing.

[gregoryharbridge]

I climbed up the mountain 45 minutes daily to his private residence where he sat in silence for years daily while there with a bottle of water and peanuts. Meditated with the monkeys and peacocks. Highly charged environment.

[aum-Jelena]

"Look, there is a Creator. He will take care of his creations". Such a relieve to hear it!

[phailwanbanda]

Tears flow for no reason whenever I see Bhagavan !!!!

[simpleuser]

I've been watching YouTube videos nearly everyday for 17 years. This video is the most educational and at the top of all documentaries I've ever watched. It reveals the fixed point that we keep ourselves away from our entire lives. Thank for you sharing this with all of us. I will watch this on repeat for now on.

[DaTJo]

I first saw Bhagavan in a photo in a book. I was only 13. I opened it and read that all people desire happiness and my soul said, “Yes!” Bhagavan is the sweetest, purest, gentlest, truest truth teller I know. Excuse my clumsy words; language can’t convey the bliss I feel/am seeing this video, and the truth it contains.

May all beings have peace 🙏🌹❤️

[selfinquiryschool]

This video having a million views makes me very happy

[guinevere]

I am so stunned to find this film show up on YT just now on my morning “check in” with coffee. My dear friend and psychic Michael Hillary Hughes was a devotee of Ramana Maharishi and quoted him often. Michael passed away many years ago and at 75 I would imagine I will see him in the next few years unless he’s jumped back in the game already. Ships that pass in the night. Love and blessings to all here.

[YoussefEIdrissi]

This documentary found me. Few days ago I heard "JNANI" during a meditation, I didn't bother looking it up. Then, this documentary came up in suggestions. In fact this comes the more I'm into the multiple realizations that truly everything is maya, mental projection of the eternal Self. The real peacefulness comes from the void - where paradoxically we realize the fullness of Being. Within this void everything becomes clear and peaceful - where nothing happens and all those phenomena that happen are realized being projections of one of the layers of Self.

[alexr]

Glad to see this have so many views. I am often shocked how very few people in my life have heard of this man and his teachings. I bought one of his books 7 years ago after becoming interested in yoga and kept it on a shelf for 3 years before opening it. I was meditating once and saw it on my bookshelf. I opened it and read reality in 40 verses. To say it changed my life would be an understatement.

[KenObermeyer]

After 21 years with Ramana's teachings, this movie still blew me away! A well-done, thorough, and accurate documentary regarding the life and teachings of one of the greatest manifestations of Ultimate Reality in human history. Namaste to all.

[cinefxproductions]

"The degree of freedom from unwanted thoughts and the degree of concentration on a single thought are the measures to gauge spiritual progress." - Sri Ramana Maharshi - From Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi - Talk 427.

[guillermomontoyo]

I have been watching this nonstop since May 25 2021

[tarnum]

This whole movie is like a satsang to me. I watch it almost every day now. My mind gets calmer and peaceful. I love you, Bhagavan!

[teach-learn]

"Bhagavan is coming!" Small children continue playing happily. Cows, crows, squirrels show up for darshan. All is well. ❤️

[johnconnor]

David Goodman's commentary was truly exceptional.

[AL_THOMAS_]

Sweet INDIA bears the most precious gems of the 20th century: Raman Maharshi and Osho (imho)

[bensmithy]

This has to be the most important video to have been uploaded in YouTube. A must for all of humanity to watch and ponder upon.

[chormpan]

I ain't know nothing about spirituality but when I started living as "I" instead of my senses and body, life became much more relaxed and simple instead of labeling everything around me and every single thought, makes so much sense.

[berndhofmann]

After my spontaneous Satori without meditation

I meditate now for 53 years. And the Advaita, Ramanas wisdom gave me a lot of help.❤❤❤❤❤❤

[indianeinstein]

from what i learned from many authentic books (Siddha Vedam, Vipassana, WHO am i, Iam That etc) and research into what is really 'getting aligned in true lineage path', ramana has no compromises !!
he doesnt not value experience of light, subtle nadis, astral travel, oval shaped big sphere around body, foretelling, having power over substances, alchemy, kundalini rise etc. ramana's teaching is direct path, a national high way to Self only to Self as complete Queiscence, impersonal Consciousness, impersonal presence rather than Self as states of consciousness, experience of crores of light power, sahasrara, lalitha tripoora sundhari in tanthric syllabus etc which may be the high altitude point of mind, uyir or subtlest conscious-energy (shakthi aspect) but still *not beyond the mind*. he doesnt see them or rank them as *spiritual progress* !!


ramana's way is beyond mind (conscious-energy). ramana's way is pure shivam ( 'pure Consciousness' ie the underlying truth of all possbl states of consciousness). according to him effortless shanthi, grounded silence is the begining and imperturbable, rippleless, deepest Shanthi, when not even an iota of 'i' exists is the ultimate.

ramana and other true jnanis doesnt allow shivam( 'pure Consciousness' ) in them to get converted into shakthi (mind or 'reflected consciousness' or say 'conscious-energy' ) from where appearance of biological body ('gross unconscious energy') emerge. only when someone comes to him, out of misery and if he puts a question to relieve himself, ramana allows the progression in him from 'pure Consciousness' to 'reflected consciousness' and finaly to 'gross unconscious energy'. this is why devotees of ramana who met him say that when they ask a question, ramana stares at them which seemed effortless, for long time and after 10min or sometimes even half an hour he comes to his body level and answers the question.
Shivam = 'pure Consciousness', beyond high and low or say fundamantal of high low = Self, Atman, Shanthi, Wisdom.
Shakthi or Vishnu = 'reflected consciousness', Intelligence, several states of consciousness from low to high = mind, Uyir, Prana
Brahma = 'gross unconscious energy' = biology, deham.
they are not gods or persons. they are concepts to explain the progression of life from Consciousness to biology in our moment to moment experience. therefore creation and destruction, back and forth happening on the screen of Consciousness. to become aware of this maya progression, the basic instruction for a disciple is to increase the "degree of concentration on a single thought" !!