As for reading books… you may go on reading any number of them. They can only tell you, ‘Realise the Self within you’. The Self cannot be found in books. You have to find it out for yourself, in yourself.
—Ramana Maharshi1
For writings by Ramana, we recommend Michael James’s translations which you can find here. They are generally more accurate than translations from Sri Ramanasramam.
Terms used in the table
PDF scan: photographic reproduction of a paper book
PDF digital: more legible than PDF scan
EPUB: ebook in standard, open format.
MOBI: ebook in a common format.
| AUTHOR/EDITOR ↕️ | TITLE ↕️ | LINKS ↕️ |
|---|---|---|
| Annamalai Swami, ed. David Godman |
Final Talks; 2002, 2nd edition | PDF scan 2014 |
| Annamalai Swami, ed. David Godman |
Living by the Words of Bhagavan; 1995, 2nd edition; 1998, 2nd reprint | PDF scan 2021 |
| Arunachala, Sadhu (Chadwick, Major Alan W.) | A Sadhu’s Reminiscences of Ramana Maharshi; 1994, 5th edition | PDF scan 2023 |
| Arunachala, Sadhu (Chadwick, Major Alan W.) | A Sadhu’s Reminiscences of Ramana Maharshi, 2005, 6th edition | PDF digital 2005 |
| Brunton, Paul | The Maharshi and his Message; 2000, 12th edition | PDF digital 2005 |
| Brunton, Paul and Venkataramiah, Munagala | The Red Book aka Commentaries by Sri Ramana Maharshi; 1930s, manuscript |
PDF scan (2020) and digital (2022) |
| Brunton, Paul and Venkataramiah, Munagala | Conscious Immortality; 2013, 4th ed [consider reading the source of this book, The Red Book, instead] | EPUB 2018 |
| Cohen, Sulaiman Samuel | Guru Ramana; 2003, 8th edition | PDF digital 2005 |
| Cohen, Sulaiman Samuel | Reflections on Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi; 2006, 5th edition | PDF digital 2006 |
| Cornelssen, Lucy | Hunting the ‘I’; 2003, 5th edition | PDF digital 2005 |
| Frydman, Maurice | Maharshi’s Gospel: Books I and II; 2002, 13th edition | PDF digital 2005 |
| Ganesan, V. | Ramana Periya Puranam; 2020, version 13 | PDF digital 2020 |
| Godman, David | Be as You Are; 2013 | EPUB 2022 |
| Humphreys, Frank H. | Glimpses of the Life and Teachings of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi; 1999, 4th edition | PDF digital 2005 |
| James, Michael | Happiness and the Art of Being; 2012, 4th PDF edition | PDF digital 2012 |
| K. (Kapali Sastriar) | Sat-Darsana Bhashya and Talks with Maharshi; 4th edition | PDF scan 2021 |
| Krishna Bhikshu (Voruganti Venkatakrishnaiah) | Sri Ramana Leela; 2003, 1st edition | PDF digital 2005 |
| Kunjuswami | Living with the Master: Reminiscences by Kunjuswam; 2006, 2nd edition | PDF scan 2022 |
| Mudaliar, A. Devaraja | Day by Day with Bhagavan; 2002, 5th reprint | PDF digital 2005 |
| Mudaliar, A. Devaraja | Gems from Bhagavan; 2000, 6th edition | PDF digital 2005 |
| Muruganar, tr. Sadhu Om, Michael James |
Guru Vachaka Kovai; 2013, 2nd edition | PDF digital 2014 |
| Muruganar, tr. Swaminathan |
Guru Vachaka Kovai; 2006, 4th edition | PDF digital 2016 |
| Nagamma, Suri | Letters From Sri Ramanasramam, volumes I, II, & Letters from and Recollections of Sri Ramanasramam; 2006, 5th revised edition | PDF digital 2006 |
| Narasimha Swami, B.V. | Self-realisation: Life & Teachings of Ramana Maharshi, 2007 | PDF scan 2021 |
| Om, Sadhu | The Path of Sri Ramana, Part One; 2005, 6th edition | PDF digital 2007 |
| Om, Sadhu | The Path of Sri Ramana, Part Two; 2006, 3rd edition | PDF digital 2009 |
| Om, Sadhu | Sadhanai Saram; 2002 | PDF digital 2010 |
| Osborne, Arthur | Be Still, it is the Wind that Sings; 2000, 1st Edition | PDF digital 2005 |
| Osborne, Arthur | My Life and Quest; 2001, 1st Edition | EPUB 2018 |
| Osborne, Arthur | Ramana Maharshi and the Path of Self-Knowledge; 2002, 2nd edition | EPUB 2018 |
| Osborne, Arthur | The Teachings of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi in His Own Words; 2002, 8th edition | PDF digital 2005 |
| Ramana Maharshi | The Collected Works of Sri Ramana Maharshi [consider reading Michael James’s translations instead] | EPUB 2018 |
| Ramana Maharshi ed. Natanananda |
Spiritual Instruction (Upadesa Manjari); 1974, 8th edition | PDF digital 2001 |
| Ramana Maharshi ed. Venkataramiah, Munagala |
Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi | EPUB 2018 |
| Ramana Maharshi ed. Venkataramiah, Munagala |
Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi; 2006 | PDF digital 2006 |
| Ramana Maharshi | For writings by Ramana Maharshi on this site, see the site index. | |
| Sarma, K. Lakshmana (“Who”) | Guru Ramana Vachana Mala | PDF scan 2012 |
| Sarma, K. Lakshmana (“Who”) | Maha Yoga; 2002, 10th edition | PDF digital 2006 |
| Sarma, K. Laksmana (“Who”) | Revelation (commentary only, see next row) | HTML |
| Sarma, K. Laksmana (“Who”) | Revelation (translation only, see previous row) | HTML |
| Sarma, K. Lakshmana (“Who”), ed. David Godman |
Sri Ramana Paravidyopanishad | PDF digital 2013 |
| Swarnagiri, Ramanananda | Crumbs from His Table, 2006, 7th edition | PDF digital 2006 |
| Viswanatha Swami | The 108 Names of Sri Bhagavan (Ramana Ashtothara); 1997, 1st edition | PDF digital 2006 |
| “Who” | See Sarma, K. Lakshmana |
1 Ramana Maharshi quoted by A. Devaraja Mudaliar in Day by Day with Bhagavan, 16 March 1945, Morning.
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