[Advaita-l] Ramana's method

[Venkata sriram P]

Namaste,
 
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சும்மா இரு (Be quiet)
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The devotee was none other than Tinnai Swami.  
 
Vicinity of great saints itself is a great sAdhana.  We don't know how the spiritual instructions are imparted by them which depends upon the disciple's receptivity.
 
The Totakacharya, a dull student, was blessed by Sankara with just a thought ! 
And lo ! he became a great acharya and composed Totakashtaka.
 
Similarly, the spiritual instructions of Bhagavan varied from disciple to disciple which depended upon the maturity of them.  A certan devotee was asked by Bhagavan to
chant the mantra *om namo bhagavate ramanaya*.
 
Among the methods of deekSa, there is a method of *drik deekSa* which is sufficient to make the disciple a full fledged yogi.
 
regs,
sriram