The original form has been adopted in the present work. Subsequently they were changed into the form of an essay. The questions and answers were edited by Natanananda and published with Bhagavan’s approval under the name of Vichara Sangraham, or Self-Enquiry. After his death this diary was obtained from his brother. Although he had not actually taken a vow of silence, he seldom spoke, and so wrote his replies to certain questions put to him by Gambhiram Seshayya, one of the earliest devotees. A number of disciples had already gathered round him. At that time he was living in Virupaksha Cave on the hill of Arunachala. He was already a Jnani (Sage) in perfect realization of the Self, in the resplendent bliss of Divine Knowledge. ![]() It was written about 1901, that is, when he was a young man of about twenty-two. Self-enquiry is the first work the Maharshi ever wrote. The following is the introduction to the text as found in the Collected Works of Sri Ramana Maharshi published by Sri Ramanasramam: To download the full text of Self Enquiry by Sri Ramana Maharshi in PDF format click here The earliest known photo of Sri Ramana Maharshi, taken in 1902 on Arunachala when he was 22 years old
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